The witch of Endor

Title

The witch of Endor

Draughtsman

• Ferdinand Fellner

Period Produced

• 19th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• graphite-clay mixture
• paper

Technique

• pencil drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• figure study
• movement study
• composition study

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

Institution

• Städel Museum

Administration

• 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

• Saul (king of Israel)
• Samuel (prophet)
• Witch of Endor

Illustrated Passage

• Bibel, Altes Testament, 1. Samuel 28,13-18

Primary

• 71H3152 the ghost of Samuel appears to the witch of Endor; Saul falls prostrate to the ground