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Fragment of Nativity Scene with Music-Making Angels on Clouds Above

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

Maximum print size

20.3 × 26.2 cm · 8.0 × 10.3 in

at 300 DPI from the 2,413 × 3,079 px original. Comfortably fills a standard 8×10 inch frame.

Frame: 27.9 × 35.6 cm · 11.0 × 14.0 in
Mat opening: 20.3 × 26.2 cm · 8.0 × 10.3 in
Mat border, sides: 3.8 cm · 1.5 in
Mat border, top and bottom: 4.6 cm · 1.8 in

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Details

Date: 17th century
Medium: Pen and dark brown ink, reinforced in some places with brush and dark brown wash, over black chalk underdrawing. Composition is outlined in pen and dark brown ink. On off-white paper
Type: Drawings
Size: 14.6 × 11.3 cm · 5.7 × 4.4 in
Orientation: portrait
Subjects: Angels, Nativity
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art ↗