Two soldiers

Title

Two soldiers

Draughtsman

• Italian, 17th century

Recto

Study sheet: Heads

Period Produced

• 17th century
• 16th century

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• figure study
• composition study
• sketch

Captions Added Later

Unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark

• Kreis [Fragment]

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

Primary

• 31A(+31) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ left side visible; left - (l. hand, l. foot, etc.))
• 45B the soldier; the soldier's life
• 45C2 military clothing and other equipment (uniforms, cap, armour, helmet, etc.)
• 45C19(SHIELD) protective weapons: shield

Alternative Attribution

• Johann Rottenhammer ? draughtsman; by note on mount