The Wedding Night, Johann Daniel Bager
Johann Daniel Bager
The Wedding Night
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Johann Daniel Bager

The Wedding Night, 1780


Dimensions
39.4 x 46.7 x min. 0.6 cm
maximum depth
1.2 cm
Physical Description
Oil on oak wood, reverse original, beveled on all sides
Inventory Number
SG 500
Acquisition
Acquired in 1934 as an anonymous donation through Georg Swarzenski
Status
Not on display

Work Data

Basic Information

Title
The Wedding Night
Painter
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Oil on oak wood, reverse original, beveled on all sides
Material
Technique
Label at the Time of Manufacture
Bezeichnet unten rechts: J. D. Bager. f. 1780 [partiell verputzt]

Property and Acquisition

Institution
Departement
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1934 as an anonymous donation through Georg Swarzenski

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre
Main Motif
Associated Persons and Institutions

Iconclass

Primary
  • 42D271 leading the bride to bed
  • 42D212 bride (in wedding-dress)
  • 31D15 adult woman
  • 31D14 adult man
  • 31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden
  • 31D12 youth, adolescent
Secondary
  • 48C75 making music; musician with instrument
  • 34B11 dog
  • 41A761 bed
  • 41A771 container of metal: bucket, can, canister, drum, tin
  • 41A3211 open door
  • 41A2 interior of the house

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Last update

13.03.2024