The Fall

Title

The Fall

Draughtsman

• Agostino Carracci ?

Period Produced

• 16th century
• 17th century

School

• Late Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

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

Technique

• pen drawing
• chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet unten links (mit der Feder in Schwarz): Agostino Carracci; verso bezeichnet unten mittig: No.60. Agostino Carracci
Verso unten 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

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Adam
• Eve
• Satan

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Genesis 3,1-7

Primary

• 71A421 Eve takes the fruit from the serpent (or the tree) in the presence of Adam (who may be trying to stop her)

Alternative Attribution

• Giovanni Battista Castello draughtsman; by note on mount
• Giulio Benso draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively