A Standing Saint Holding a Book and a Palm Frond

Spanish 17th Century

Associated Names
Spanish 17th Century

Artist

The image shows a full-body drawing of a person standing straight with one hand at chest level and the other by their side. The person has indistinct facial features and a neutral expression, short wavy or curly hair, and wears a loose, long robe with full sleeves, detailed with a pattern or design along the edges, and a textured, heavy fabric appearance. The background is plain and lightly shaded.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    black chalk, heightened with white chalk on tan laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Joseph F. McCrindle Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 18.8 x 10 cm (7 3/8 x 3 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2009.70.174

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Joseph F. McCrindle [1923-2008], New York; Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation, 2008; gift to NGA, 2009.

Associated Names

Bibliography

2012

  • Grasselli, Margaret M., and Arthur K. Wheelock, Jr., eds. The McCrindle Gift: A Distinguished Collection of Drawings and Watercolors. Exh. cat. National Gallery of Art. Washington, 2012: 183 (color).

Inscriptions

by later hand, lower right in pen and black ink (effaced): [Not deciphered]; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: A28623

Wikidata ID

Q64632622

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