Warriors sacrificing to Ceres

Title

Warriors sacrificing to Ceres

Draughtsman

• Italian, 17th century

Period Produced

• 17th century

School

• Baroque

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• red chalk
• Vergé paper

Technique

• pen drawing
• washing
• red chalk drawing

Geographic Reference

• Italian

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing

Captions Added Later

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

Watermark

• 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
• mythological representation

Persons Shown

• Ceres

Primary

• 45B73 return of the soldiers to civilian life, returning home
• 55C221 Sacrifice
• 46C131 riding a horse, ass, or mule; rider, horseman
• 48C24 piece of sculpture, reproduction of a piece of sculpture
• 92M179 specific aspects, allegorical aspects of Ceres; Ceres as patroness - veneration, honoured by