The Virgin mourning, ca. 1470 – 1490

Title

The Virgin mourning

Draughtsman

• Andrea Mantegna ?
• Andrea Mantegna circle; alternatively

Set

Five designs for a cross

Part Number / Total

5 / 5

Period Produced

• 15th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• parchment

Technique

• pen drawing

Geographic Reference

• Upper Italian

Production Reason

• handicraft design?
• design for a print?

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

Work Catalogues

• Lightbown 1986.483.184

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 1847

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Mary Magdalene

Primary

• 48A98141 ornament ~ tracery
• 11HH(MARY MAGDALENE)9 the penitent harlot Mary Magdalene; possible attributes: book (or scroll), crown, crown of thorns, crucifix, jar of ointment, mirror, musical instrument, palm-branch, rosary, scourge - portrait of female saint

Secondary

• 31B6211 looking upwards
• 31AA25111 arms raised, with fingers closed - AA - both arms or hands
• 22C311 nimbus, halo ~ radiance emanating from persons or things