The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit

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The Descent of the Holy Spirit,

ca. 1550

Maerten van Heemskerck, 1498–1574; born Heemskerck, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1992-253

Information

Title
The Descent of the Holy Spirit
Dates

ca. 1550

Maker
Maerten van Heemskerck
Medium
Pen and brown ink and grey wash with some black chalk
Dimensions
51.3 x 39.4 cm. (20 3/16 x 15 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Museum purchase, Caroline G. Mather Fund
Object Number
x1992-253
Signatures
Signed in brown ink, lower left: Martinus van Heemskirck | [illegible]
Culture
Dutch
Type
drawings
Materials
black chalk, ink, paper (fiber product), wash
Subject
religious art, figures (representations), women, nudes

Unidentified collector's mark, verso in pen and brown ink: NC8[?]; J.E. van Dongen with C. Roelofsz. Amsterdam; with Christie's Amsterdam 11/25/92 lot 507.

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