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Allegory of friendship, Franz Pforr

Franz Pforr

Allegory of friendship

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Allegory of friendship, 1808

Blatt: 247 x 193 mm

Inventory Number: 4

Object Number: 4 Z

Status: Request for presentation in the study room of the Prints and Drawings Department

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Allegory of friendship

Draughtsman

Franz Pforr

Period Produced

19th century

Object Type

drawing

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

German

Production Reason

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Datiert und bezeichnet unten links: 1808 / POP

Captions Added Later: Verso Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)

Watermark: Nicht geprüft

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

56F231(+21)Fidelity in Friendship; 'Confermatione dell'Amicitia', 'Fede nell'Amicitia' (Ripa) (+ two or more personifications pursuing one aim)

Secondary

31A2543(+53)gripping someone by the hand or the wrist; clasped hands (+ sitting)
33A52hand on shoulder (friends)
34B11(+91)dog (+ animals used symbolically)
73D24Last Supper (in general) (Matthew 26:21-35; Mark 14:18-31; Luke 22:3, 22:15-23; John 13:21-38)

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13.12.2024