Saint Luke

Netherlandish 16th Century, second half 16th century

The image shows two individuals in a full-length view. One person is seated, looking up at the standing person. The seated figure has curly hair and a beard, dressed in layered garments. They are holding a scroll.… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Netherlandish 16th Century ¹
Date: second half 16th century ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash over red chalk on laid paper ¹
Original: 3,533 × 4,583 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Rosenwald Collection

Object record, National Gallery of Art

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