The Purification of the Garments in the Lustral Waters during the Holy War against Madian

Title

The Purification of the Garments in the Lustral Waters during the Holy War against Madian

Draughtsman

• Netherlandish, 16th century ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• opaque white
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• white heightening
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• Netherlandish

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Schwarz): I S

Captions Added Later

Verso Stempel der Sammlung Stadtgericht Leipzig, Leipzig (Lugt 2731)

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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

• Moses

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, Numeri 31,24

Primary

• 71E33632 the Israelites washing their clothes after the battle against the Midianites
• 71E115 Moses communicating with God (in general)

Alternative Attribution

• Pieter de Kempeneer ? draughtsman; by literature