Related external works: Part of the same work process

Jacopo Palma il Giovane: Die Venezianer verteidigen sich gegen die Belagerung Pippins, ca. 1581 (vor 1587), Feder in Braun, braun laviert, auf rosa grundiertem Papier, 182 x 137 mm. Kunsthandel

Jacopo Palma il Giovane: Beleg van Venetië, ca. 1575-1585, Feder in Braun, braun laviert, weiß gehöht, 265 x 195 mm. Inv. Nr. RP-T-1948-365, Rijksmuseum, Rijksprentenkabinet, Amsterdam

The Venetians Defend Themselves against the Siege of Pippin, ca. 1579 – 1580

Blatt: 261 x 270 mm
Blatt (mit Anstückung): height: 300 mm

Physical Description: Brown ink over black pen, brown washes, framing line with black ink on all sides, on ribbed laid paper, distance of chain lines (horizontal) |28|29|29|28|29|29|28|28|

Inventory Number: 609

Object Number: 609 Z

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

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About the Work

The drawing is one of a series of studies for a painting by Palma originally in the Sala dello Scrutinio in the Doge’s Palace. The latter, in turn, was part of a cycle depicting Venice’s successful wars and battles. Here we see a scene of the year 809, when Pippin, the king of Franconia, attacked and besieged the town. The Venetians resorted to a ruse: They bombarded the enemy’s army with loaves of bread to make him think the city had abundant stores of food and a siege was accordingly doomed to failure. The Franconians fell for the trick and ceased the blockade; Venice remained a free city.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The Venetians Defend Themselves against the Siege of Pippin

Draughtsman

Jacopo Palma il Giovane

Period Produced

16th century

School

High Renaissance

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Brown ink over black pen, brown washes, framing line with black ink on all sides, on ribbed laid paper, distance of chain lines (horizontal) |28|29|29|28|29|29|28|28|

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Venetian

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Verso bezeichnet auf dem Montierungsbogen (mit schwarzem Stift): Ec. lombarde
Unten rechts Paraphe einer nicht identifizierten Sammlung (Lugt 3115); verso auf dem Montierungsbogen Marke des Kunsthändlers Guillaume-Jean Constantin, Paris (Lugt 3000); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

Mason Rinaldi 1984.155.D.49
Tietze/Tietze-Conrat 955

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

Main Motif

Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary

45K31 defence of fortification or city
61A(810) historical events and situations (810)
61E(VENEZIA) names of cities and villages (VENEZIA)
61D(LAGUNA DI VENEZIA) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (LAGUNA DI VENEZIA) (LAGUNA DI VENEZIA)
61B2(PIPPIN (Italien, König))3 historical person (PIPPIN (Italien, König)) - other representations to which the NAME of a historical person may be attached (PIPPIN (Italien, König))
31A23 postures of the human figure