Samuel anointing David

Title

Samuel anointing David

Draughtsman

• Samuel van Hoogstraten

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• composition study
• sketch

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Sumowski V.2560.1152

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1895

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Samuel (prophet)
• David (king of Israel)

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, 1. Samuel 16,13

Primary

• 71H115 Samuel anointing David in the presence of his father Jesse and his brothers

Historic Attribution

• Adam Elsheimer draughtsman