The Astronomia

Title

The Astronomia

Draughtsman

• Italian, 16th century

Inventor

• after Raphael

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• washing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian
• Central Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• study after a drawing?
• study after a painting?
• study after a mural painting?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet in der Darstellung mittig rechts: CHAVXA R /COGNITIO

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten mittig (mit Bleistift): Ecôle romaine Lit.f.; darunter (mit der Feder in Braun): N: 15. D'apres Raphael ecole Romaine N: LiA. // La Providence. Dictionaire des artistes V. 1. p. 359
Verso mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• allegory

Primary

• 31AA27631(+1) sitting or standing on clouds - AA - female human figure (+ front view)
• 11G191 angel(s) represented as child(ren)
• 5 Abstract Ideas and Concepts
• 31A25162(+82) hand on the heart (+ female (human being) (not to be used where -AA- is prescribed))
• 49MM32 book - MM - book open
• 31A25552(+0) index finger forwards, pointing, indicating (+ variant)
• 11G1922(+0) angel(s) with sceptre and/or globe (+ variant)
• 49D48 sphere, globe ~ stereometry