Thronende Madonna mit dem Heiligen Christophorus, zwei Engeln und zwei Stiftern, ca. 1503

Title

Thronende Madonna mit dem Heiligen Christophorus, zwei Engeln und zwei Stiftern

Draughtsman

• Hans Burgkmair

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Late Middle Ages

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• composition study

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet (mit Bleistift): (H. Christopherus) / A. Durer; unten rechts: 6207
Verso unten mittig Stempel der Sammlung Paul Davidsohn, London, Wien und Berlin (Lugt 654); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark

• Nicht vorhanden

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 1917

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Christ Child
• Christopher (saint)

Primary

• 11F61 Madonna accompanied by saint(s)
• 11H(CHRISTOPHER)0 the giant and martyr Christophorus; possible attributes: palm-tree (with bunches of dates, or withered), infant Christ - male saint represented in a group
• 11F713 Christ-child looking towards saint(s) or donor(s) ~ Madonna-representations

Secondary

• 31A233(+72) kneeling figure (+ two persons)
• 11G24 angels holding a curtain