Studienblatt: Der Heilige Christophorus

Title

Studienblatt: Der Heilige Christophorus

Draughtsman

• Otto Scholderer

Recto

Studienblatt: Madonna mit Kind

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Nicht bezeichnet

Captions Added Later

Oben rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Christopher (saint)

Primary

• 31A(+31) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))
• 31A2511 arm raised upward
• 11H(CHRISTOPHER) the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ