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Project for the Decoration of a Panel

Object Details

Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Three eschutcheons are in front of a slightly shorter oblong panel. A seated and a standing woman are sketched in the center of the panel which is supposedly made of marble. The lateral escutcheons face eachother, they show winged female half-figures flanking a plant. On verso: The apostle is shown standing de face, his face turned to the right. The left hand is akimbo, the right holds a staff. Gray background.
Data Source
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
Date
ca. 1590
Credit Line
Museum purchase through gift of various donors and from Eleanor G. Hewitt Fund
Medium
Black chalk, pen and ink, brush and light brown and gray watercolors. On verso: Black chalk, pen and ink, bistre on laid paper.
Type
ornament
Object Name
Drawing
Type
Drawing
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