Mary's death

Title

Mary's death

Draughtsman

• Andrea Sacchi ?

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing

Geographic Reference

• Roman

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

Verso bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): ASacchi
Verso unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

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

Genre

• historical narration
• depiction of a saint

Persons Shown

• Mary
• Twelve Apostles

Primary

• 73E74(+31) the Dormition: Mary on her deathbed; the apostles are gathered around her (John the Evangelist may be shown sleeping or dreaming) (+ angel(s) floating in the air)

Alternative Attribution

• Domenico Piola draughtsman; by note on mount
• Giovanni Benedetto Castiglione circle; draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively
• Andrea Sacchi draughtsman; declined, by note on mount