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An Angel Appearing to Saint Catherine of Alexandria in Prison (recto); Volute (verso)

Anonymous, Spanish, School of Seville, 17th century · 1600–1700

Maximum print size

21.6 × 32.5 cm · 8.5 × 12.8 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,561 × 3,850 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 40.6 × 50.8 cm · 16.0 × 20.0 in
Mat opening: 21.6 × 32.5 cm · 8.5 × 12.8 in
Mat border, sides: 9.7 cm · 3.8 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 9.1 cm · 3.6 in

Colour palette

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Details

Date: 17th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink with brush and brown wash, highlighted with white gouache (now mostly oxidized) over traces of black chalk (recto). Composition outlined with graphite. On light beige paper. Red chalk (verso)
Type: Drawings
Size: 29.4 × 19.5 cm · 11.6 × 7.7 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Angels, Saint Catherine
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗