The three graces

Title

The three graces

Draughtsman

• Daniel Chodowiecki

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• classicism

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• Calco

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• nude study
• composition study
• study

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): D Chi / Die Grazien. Amor. Hymnen. Die Morgenroethe; No. 19

Captions Added Later

Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

Acquisition

Acquired in 1849

Genre

• allegory
• historical narration
• mythological representation
• nude

Persons Shown

• Grazien
• Cupid
• Aurora
• Hymenaios

Primary

• 92D3 Graces (Charites), generally three in number; 'Gratie' (Ripa)
• 92D1 (story of) Cupid, Amor (Eros)
• 92E1 (story of) Aurora (Eos); 'Aurora' (Ripa)
• 92D1913 (story of) Hymen(aeus)