An Ape in Purple with a Sick Man, a Good Man, and a Miser [fol. 36 verso]

French early 16th Century, c. 1512/1515

This painting depicts an allegorical scene with a reclining figure on a bed, a tree bearing fruit, and three clothed figures. · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: French early 16th Century ¹
Date: c. 1512/1515 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with watercolor on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,066 × 4,614 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Woodner Collection, Gift of Andrea Woodner

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