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The image depicts a bearded figure standing. The figure has curly hair and a long beard, and is dressed in classical clothing with a staff in their right hand resting on a rectangular slab. Their left hand is on the slab, and they stand on a decorative pedestal, with a plain background.
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The image depicts a bearded figure standing. The figure has curly hair and a long beard, and is dressed in classical clothing with a staff in their right hand resting on a rectangular slab. Their left hand is on the slab, and they stand on a decorative pedestal, with a plain background.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

A Sculpture of Moses

German 16th Century (Augsburg?)

Date
1530s?
Medium
pen and black ink with gray wash over traces of black chalk on laid paper, pricked for transfer
Dimensions
overall: 29.4 x 13.6 cm (11 9/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2005.149.1
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1501 to 1550
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • German
  • Statue
  • Portrait
  • Man
Provenance

(Sotheby's London, 6 July 2005, no. 2); (via C. G. Boerner, New York,); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Inscription

by later hand, lower right verso in graphite; Jost Amman / Sohn C. / für (not deciphered); by later hand, along left edge in black chalk: RR

Watermarks

Gothic P

NGA object ID 133764. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.