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Dimensions

h 148mm × w 112mm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

paper; graphite (mineral); chalk; ink

Object Type

drawing

Subject Matter

Ambrose, bishop of Milan; possible attributes: beehive, cradle with baby, three-knotted scourge; Augustine, bishop of Hippo; possible attributes: arrows piercing his breast, book, child with spoon, flaming heart, heart (pierced with arrows), pen; handwriting, writing as activity; Doctors (Fathers) of the Church; archbishop, bishop, etc. (Roman Catholic)

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1960

Notes

…; from the dealer J.H.J. Mellaart, The Hague, fl. 25, to the museum, 1960

Collection Type

drawings