Saint Jerome (recto); Soldier with a Spear (verso)

Saint Jerome (recto); Soldier with a Spear (verso) by Vittore Carpaccio

Medium

Brush with black ink and gray wash, over traces of black chalk or charcoal, highlighted with white gouache on blue paper (recto); black chalk, highlighted with white gouache, with some brush and gray wash (verso)

Dimensions

6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (17.2 x 10.5 cm); maximum; irregularly cut

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Purchase, Harry G. Sperling Fund, Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Fletcher and Rogers Funds, 1998

Accession Number

1998.14a, b

Tags

SoldiersSpearsSaint Jerome

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