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STRADANUS, THEODOR GALLE. The Charity of Saint Nicholas

STRADANUS and THEODOR GALLE. View of an interior by a hearth. Three women, the poor nobleman's daughters, sit nearby, carrying out household tasks. In the background center, the nobleman sits resting his head on his hand, while over his head is a winged devil. Saint Nicholas appears at a window, throwing three golden balls to the girls. Publisher: Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612. Date: ca. 1588. Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper.

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Author:

Stradanus (Giovanni Stradano; Jan van der Straet) (1523-1605) • Theodor Galle (c. 1571-1633)

Title:

The Charity of Saint Nicholas

Caption:

View of an interior by a hearth. Three women, the poor nobleman's daughters, sit nearby, carrying out household tasks. In the background center, the nobleman sits resting his head on his hand, while over his head is a winged devil. Saint Nicholas appears at a window, throwing three golden balls to the girls. Publisher: Philips Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612. Date: ca. 1588. Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper.

Technique/material:

Pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper

Museum:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Credit:

Abum

Releases:

Model: No - Property: No
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Image size:

4018 x 5631 px | 64.7 MB

Print size:

34.0 x 47.7 cm | 13.4 x 18.8 in (300 dpi)

Keywords:

COOPER HEWITT, SMITHSONIAN DESIGN MUSEUM • DRAWING • PEN AND INK, BRUSH AND BROWN WASH, OVER BLACK CHALK ON LAID PAPER