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The image shows a man walking barefoot while carrying a child on his shoulders. The man is holding a staff in his left hand, stepping forward. He has wavy hair, defined facial features, and wears loose-fitting clothing. The child has curly hair and a halo, reaching towards the man's head. In the background, there is a partially visible architectural structure. The image is in monochrome with signs of aging on the paper.
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The image shows a man walking barefoot while carrying a child on his shoulders. The man is holding a staff in his left hand, stepping forward. He has wavy hair, defined facial features, and wears loose-fitting clothing. The child has curly hair and a halo, reaching towards the man's head. In the background, there is a partially visible architectural structure. The image is in monochrome with signs of aging on the paper.

National Gallery of Art · Drawing

An Aedicule with Two Studies of Saint Christopher

Austrian 14th Century

Date
c. 1340
Medium
pen and black ink with black wash on vellum
Dimensions
overall: 15.4 x 21.6 cm (6 1/16 x 8 1/2 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Accession number
2006.11.2
Credit line
Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner
Time span
1300 to 1400
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Austrian
  • Male figure
  • Bohemian
  • Leaf
  • Christ Child
  • Building
  • Writing
  • Saints
Provenance

Hans M. Calmann [1899-1982], London; purchased by Ian Woodner, New York, 7 September 1982; by inheritance to his daughters, Andrea and Dian Woodner, New York, 1990.

Inscription

by later hand, upper right in pen and brown ink: Propensus, extensus vel festinus / Propensius, festinanter / Propyciatorium, ain pethauss vel gnadhauss vel stad / Quamobrem, quare et [cetera?] [adverbium?] Etiam pro ergo ponitur/[commune?] [est?] / Quominus, quosque / Quodsi, set si / Quodammodo, etlicher weiss / Extimplo, subito et dum statim ubi quidam dicunt / extemplo [...?] Tempus non timpus saltem / dices neque saltim Extemplo non extimplo / docet artis amicus / [illegible line] / Apud [per?] [denarium?] escribitur sicut apud [presentem?] / Ad per denarium.

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