DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

Abraham and the Angels

1589

Artists

Hans BolArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Opaque and transparent watercolor over traces of black chalk on antique laid paper mounted overall to wood panel, traces of framing lines in shell gold and dark red opaque watercolor

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

11.2 x 15.3 cm (4 7/16 x 6 in.) framed: 19.1 x 23.7 cm (7 1/2 x 9 5/16 in.)

Provenance

Carel Goldschmidt, New York, sold; [Christie's, New York, 12 January 1995, lot 215]; to Vermeer Associates, Limited, Brampton, Ontario, sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, 2004; Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, The Kate, Maurice R. and Melvin R. Seiden Special Purchase Fund in honor of Joseph Koerner and Margaret Koster, 2004.75.

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