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Reference

Peter von Cornelius: Fries des Gewölbeviertels der Nacht, unterhalb der Darstellung "Der Wagen der Nacht", 1820, freskiertes Deckengemälde. Göttersaal, Glyptothek, München (zerstört)

Eugen Eduard Schäffer
afterPeter von Cornelius

The night, 1820

Blatt: 117 x 470 mm

Inventory Number: 6209

Object Number: 6209 Z

Status: Can be presented in the study room of the Graphische Sammlung (special opening hours)

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The night

Draughtsman

Eugen Eduard Schäffer

Inventor

after Peter von Cornelius

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): [unleserlich]

Captions Added Later: Verso mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

Nicht geprüft

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Departement

Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

Iconclass

Primary

23R140 personification of the night, 'Nox'; 'Notte', 'Carro della notte', 'Serenità della notte' (Ripa)
31A45 monsters of mixed human and animal shape; 'Mostri' (Ripa)
31A the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa)
33B3 fighting