The Angel and the Three Marys at the Empty Tomb of Christ, 1770 – 1780

Title

The Angel and the Three Marys at the Empty Tomb of Christ

Draughtsman

• Jean Grandjean

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Physical Description

Brush and black, grey and white ink, on dark blue mottled paper

Material

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

Technique

• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Wappen, Lilie [Fragment]

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
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• The Maries
• Mary Magdalene
• Mary of Cleophas
• Salome

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 16,1-8

Primary

• 73E23 angel(s) addressing the holy women ~ Resurrection of Christ