Venus and Adonis, 1778

Title

Venus and Adonis

Draughtsman

• Januarius Zick

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Late Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• handmade paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• brush drawing
• white heightening

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Signiert und datiert unten links: ja: Zick inv: / et pinx. 1778

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Bekröntes Wappen mit Lilie über Schriftzug C& I HONI[...]

Work Catalogues

• Straßer 1994.496.Z.128

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
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Venus
• Adonis

Primary

• 92C49151 Venus mourning Adonis
• 31E34 finding a dead person

Secondary

• 46C11 road, path
• 92C48 attributes of Venus
• 25F36(SWAN) water-birds: swan