A Design for a Triptych with the Adoration of the Two Saints
early 17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, brown wash, and white bodycolor
Dimensions
sheet: 6 1/16 x 8 13/16 in. (15.4 x 22.4 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harry G. Sperling Fund, 2008
Accession Number
2008.377
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Art Historical Context
In the early 17th century, Dutch artist Jan Simonsz. Pynas crafted this intricate drawing as a preparatory design for a tript—an altarpiece composed of three hinged panels, a format deeply rooted in Northern European religious art. Titled *A Design for a Tych with the Adoration the Two Saints*, it human figures reverently adoring a pair of holy saints, evoking the devotional fervor of the Counter-Reformation era. Pynas, part of the Utrecht Caravagg circle, drew inspiration from Caravaggio's dramatic tenebrism, infusing his works with emotional intensity and realistic human forms. Executed in ...