Two Wings of an Altarpiece depicting Saints John the Baptist and Catherine in Niches Surmounted by Angels

Jan van Scorel Netherlandish

mid-16th century

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Title: Two Wings of an Altarpiece depicting Saints John the Baptist and Catherine in Niches Surmounted by Angels
Artist: Jan van Scorel (Netherlandish, Schoorl 1495–1562 Utrecht)
Date: mid-16th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, gray wash, squared with black chalk or graphite; framing line in pen and brown ink, by the artist; on two separate pieces of paper, later laid down
Dimensions: Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in. (20.4 × 16.3 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: Purchase, Frits and Rita Markus Fund and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2013
Object Number: 2013.927
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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