The Sermon on the Mount, 1837 – 1838

Title

The Sermon on the Mount

Draughtsman

• Edward von Steinle

Part Number / Total

1 / 10

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• chalk
• watercolour painting
• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• chalk drawing
• watercolour painting
• brush drawing
• white heightening
• gold highlight
• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• Austrian

Production Reason

• colour study
• wall painting design
• Pictorial drawing
• autonomous drawing

Captions Added Later

Bezeichnet auf der Rückseite des Rahmens oben mittig (mit weißer Kreide): Steinle; rechts daneben auf einem Aufkleber (mit der Feder in Schwarz): 896.10

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1841 from the artist

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 5-7