Vier Heilige, einer nackt am Boden liegend, von einer Frau gestützt, über ihnen die Madonna mit dem Kind in Wolken

Title

Vier Heilige, einer nackt am Boden liegend, von einer Frau gestützt, über ihnen die Madonna mit dem Kind in Wolken

Draughtsman

• Agostino Carracci ?

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• lead white
• red chalk
• chalk?
• coal?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• white heightening
• red chalk drawing
• pencil drawing
• chalk drawing?
• charcoal drawing?
• primary coat

Geographic Reference

• Bolognese

Production Reason

• composition study
• study after a drawing?
• study after a painting?

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

• Mary
• Christ Child

Primary

• 11F5(+31) Madonna (i.e. Mary with the Christ-child) in the air, or on the clouds (+ angels floating in the air)
• 11G1911(+2) cherubs, i.e. children's heads with wings (+ Mary)
• 11H saints
• 31A(+56) the (nude) human figure; 'Corpo humano' (Ripa) (+ lying)

Alternative Attribution

• Paolo Farinati draughtsman; by note on mount
• Unknown, 16th century draughtsman; by note on mount
• after Paolo Farinati inventor; by note on mount