DrawingsNetherlandish16th century

Three Heroes of the Old Testament

1567

Artists

Maarten van HeemskerckArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Brown ink over black chalk, incised and with a vertical line at left edge in black chalk, on cream antique laid paper, with an incised framing line

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

20.7 x 25.8 cm (8 1/8 x 10 3/16 in.) mount: 27.3 x 34.7 cm (10 3/4 x 13 11/16 in.)

Provenance

John M. MacGowan, Edinburgh (L. 1496, with his mark), possibly sold [T. Philipe, London, 26 January - 4 February, 1804]. Meta and Paul J. Sachs, Cambridge, MA (L. 2091, without his mark), bequest; to Fogg Art Museum, 1965.k NOTE: At the T. Philipe sale, under lot 303-4; were five objects each described as "Scriptural Subject" by Martin van Heemskerck

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