Design for an Altar
17th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink with gray-brown wash
Dimensions
Sheet: 12 13/16 × 5 1/16 in. (32.5 × 12.8 cm)
Classification
Drawings|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Edward Pearce Casey Fund, 2013
Accession Number
2013.934
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
About the Artist
Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century · 1600–1700
**Anonymous, Flemish, 17th century** represents one of the many unidentified painters active in the Southern Netherlands during the Baroque era. Early life details for this artist remain unknown, as is typical for figures whose names have not survived in historical records. No specific teachers or mentors are documented, though the body of work reflects the vibrant artistic environment of Antwerp ...