Design of a ceremonial carriage

Blatt: 249 x 217 mm

Physical Description: Pen in brown, washed in brown, over graphite

Inventory Number: 578

Object Number: 578 Z

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

Texts

About the Work

Mythical occupants of the sea romp about on the rear axis of a ceremonial carriage: A water nymph (Naiad) rides a dolphin; Neptune’s companions (Tritons) blow into large conches. According to an old inscription on the sheet, the drawing was long considered a work by Luigi, Bernini’s younger brother. Now, however, it is associated with Johann Paul Schor, an artist from Innsbruck who was active in Rome and worked with Bernini on various occasions.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Design of a ceremonial carriage

Draughtsman

Johann Paul Schor attributed

Period Produced

17th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Pen in brown, washed in brown, over graphite

Material

Technique

Production Reason

decoration design?

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet unten rechts (mit der Feder in Braun): L. Bernini; auf der Rückseite (auf dem Auflagekarton) bezeichnet oben mittig (mit der Feder in Braun): Dessin du Bernini / P de 288 / LK [?]; oben rechts: No 8; unten mittig (mit Bleistift): Lit. B; unten links (mit der Feder in Braun): No 6.; darunter: No 62; unten mittig: Fr. Laurt. Bernini.; unten mittig Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356)