Two Wings of an Altarpiece depicting Saints John the Baptist and Catherine in Niches Surmounted by Angels
mid-16th century
Medium
Pen and brown ink, gray wash, squared with black chalk or graphite; framing line in pen and brown ink, by the artist; on two separate pieces of paper, later laid down
Dimensions
Sheet: 8 1/16 × 6 7/16 in. (20.4 × 16.3 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Frits and Rita Markus Fund and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2013
Accession Number
2013.927
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of Renaissance draftsmanship with Jan van Score's *Two Wings of an Altiece depicting Saints John the Baptist and Catherine in Nichesmounted by Angels*. Created in the mid-16th century, pair of drawings captures preparatory designs for the side panels of a grand altarpiece, a common feature in Northern European churches. Van Scorel, a Dutch artist (1495–1562), Italian Renaissance ideals—gleaned from his Roman travels—with the detailed naturalism of the Northern tradition, earning him a place among the "Romanists" who revitalized Netherlandish art. Rendered on two ...
About the Artist
Jan van Scorel · 1495–1562
Comment on works: Religious