Studies of Wrestlers, ca. 1620 – 1629

Title

Studies of Wrestlers

Draughtsman

• Jusepe de Ribera

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• paper

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Neapolitan

Production Reason

• movement study
• composition study
• sketch
• study

Captions Added Later

Unten links Stempel der Sammlung John Bouverie, England (Lugt 325); verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht feststellbar

Work Catalogues

• Finaldi 2016.175.61.A
• Nicht bei Mahoney

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1908

Genre

• nude
• historical narration
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Heracles
• Antaios

Primary

• 31A(+3) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ sideview, profile)
• 43C392(+1) wrestling (sport) (+ sportsman, player, etc.)

Historic Attribution

• Salvator Rosa draughtsman