Verklärung der Apostel Petrus und Paulus, ca. 1775

Title

Verklärung der Apostel Petrus und Paulus

Draughtsman

• Johann Baptist Enderle

Period Produced

• 18th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• gouache paint
• handmade paper
• Vergé paper
• canvas

Technique

• gouache (technique)
• brush drawing

Geographic Reference

• German

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• ceiling painting design
• presentation design?

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Bezeichnet unten links auf dem Schild des Heiligen Michael: Porta infer(n)i praevalebunt

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• Nicht geprüft

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

• Peter (apostle)
• Paul (apostle)

Primary

• 11H(PETER)7 the apostle Peter, first bishop of Rome; possible attributes: book, cock, (upturned) cross, (triple) crozier, fish, key, scroll, ship, tiara - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint
• 11H(PAUL)7 the apostle Paul of Tarsus; possible attributes: book, scroll, sword - apotheosis, glory, triumph of male saint
• 11M31 Faith, 'Fides'; 'Fede', 'Fede catholica', 'Fede christiana', 'Fede christiana catholica' (Ripa) ~ one of the Three Theological Virtues
• 25B continents represented allegorically

Secondary

• 11G angels