Saint Ambrose
DrawingsFlemish17th century

Saint Ambrose

17th century

Artists

Godfried MaesArtist
Classification
Drawings
Medium
Brown ink, brown and gray wash over black chalk on antique laid paper, mounted on album leaf
Culture
Flemish
Century
17th century
Division
European and American Art
Department
Department of Drawings

Dimensions

16 x 13.8 cm (6 5/16 x 5 7/16 in.) mount: 21.2 × 18.6 cm (8 3/8 × 7 5/16 in.) album page: 40.6 × 43.7 cm (16 × 17 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Louis W. Black, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1956

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