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Standing Beggar
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Standing Beggar

17th century

Medium

Black and white chalk on blue paper

Tags

Dimensions

9-7/8 x 6-5/8 in. (25.1 x 16.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Frits and Rita Markus Fund, 2000

Classification

Drawings

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Jan Both

1615–1652Dutch Republic

Brother of Andries Both, he was one of the foremost painters among the second generation of Dutch Italianates. While working in Italy he specialized in genre scenes; however, on his return to the Netherlands he concentrated on detailed, wooded landscapes bathed in a golden light. Comment on works: Genre; Landscapes; Views.