The abduction of Ganymede

Title

The abduction of Ganymede

Draughtsman

• Cherubino Alberti ?

Bundle

Fünf Studien zum Raub des Ganymed und eine Studie zu Diana und Endymion (oder Venus und Adonis?)

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• early Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Central Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• wall painting design

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
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Ganymed
• Zeus

Primary

• 92BB121 the rape of Ganymede: he is carried off through the air by Jupiter in the form of an eagle, or by the eagle of Jupiter
• 48A9877 ornament ~ medallion

Alternative Attribution

• Annibale Carracci draughtsman; by note on mount