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Seated Bishop Saint Praying Before a Crucifix (recto); cropped figure of a youth, frontal view (verso)

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Object Information
  • Title: Seated Bishop Saint Praying Before a Crucifix (recto); cropped figure of a youth, frontal view (verso)
  • Artist: Anonymous, Spanish, late 16th–early 17th century
  • Date: 1570–1620
  • Medium: Pen and brown ink over black chalk (recto); pen and dark brown ink (verso)
  • Dimensions: Sheet: 6 11/16 × 4 13/16 in. (17 × 12.3 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Gift of Martin Peretz, 2019
  • Object Number: 2019.579.1a, b
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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