Leda, zwei Amoretten liebkosen den Schwan

Title

Leda, zwei Amoretten liebkosen den Schwan

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• High Renaissance

Object Type

• drawing

Material

• ink?
• Indian ink?
• Vergé paper

Technique

• brush drawing
• washing
• squaring

Production Reason

• Pictorial drawing
• wall decoration design?

Captions Added Later

Unten links Stempel der Sammlung Nicholas Lanier, London (Lugt 2886); verso oben mittig Marke des Kunsthändlers Guillaume-Jean Constantin, Paris (Lugt 3000); Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Altmontiert, rückseitig Lugt 3000: 24; Jule Romain Collection Crozat, Nourri et Julien de Parme.

Watermark

• Nicht 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

• Leda

Primary

• 92B1222(+0) Jupiter, in the shape of a swan, and Leda (+ variant)
• 92D1916 cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti'

Alternative Attribution

• Giovan Battista Bertani draughtsman; by written note
• Giulio Romano workshop; draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively
• Giulio Romano succession; draughtsman; by note on mount, alternatively
• Ippolito Andreasi ? draughtsman; by note on mount

Historic Attribution

• Giulio Romano draughtsman