The widow's penny

Title

The widow's penny

Draughtsman

• Nicolas Poussin ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• French

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• design for a painting?

Captions Added Later

Verso unten rechts Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Work Catalogues

• Rosenberg/Prat 1994.II.886.R.430

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Department of Prints and Drawings

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Genre

• historical narration
• Biblical portrayal

Persons Shown

• Jesus Christ

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 12,41-44
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Matthäus 22,15-22
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Markus 12,13-17
• Bibel, Neues Testament, Lukas 20,20-26

Primary

• 73C7215 the widow's mite: Christ draws the disciples' attention to a woman who puts a few coins in the temple's money chest (Mark 12:41-44; Luke 21:1-4)

Alternative

• 73C72473 Christ (in the temple) in debate with Pharisees about the tribute to Caesar (Matthew 22:15-22; Mark 12:13-17; Luke 20:20-26)

Alternative Attribution

• Jean-Baptiste Corneille ? draughtsman; by written note
• Nicolas Poussin draughtsman; declined, by written note