The Kalvarienberg, ca. 1825

Title

The Kalvarienberg

Draughtsman

• Joseph Anton Koch

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• graphite-clay mixture
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing
• squaring

Geographic Reference

• Austrian

Production Reason

• composition study

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet oben rechts (mit Bleistift): II / 2
Bezeichnet oben links mit der zugehörigen Inventarnummer (mit Bleistift)

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Lutterotti Z 251

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 1916

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ
• Mary
• Mary Magdalene
• John the Evangelist

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament

Primary

• 73D61 comprehensive representations of the events on Golgotha during Christ's hanging on the cross, no particular event emphasized
• 73D625 bystanders at the foot of the cross, among whom Mary, Mary Magdalene and John the Evangelist; Mary may be shown swooning
• 73D67141 angel(s) catching Christ's blood in cup(s)