Standing Apostle

Italian 15th Century (Umbrian), c. 1400

The image shows a bearded man standing with his head turned slightly to his left. He is dressed in a draped robe and holds a long cylindrical object in his right hand. The background is plain and the image is… · description from the collection

Collection data

Artist: Italian 15th Century (Umbrian) ¹
Date: c. 1400 ¹
Medium: pen and brown ink with brown wash on prepared laid paper ¹
Original: 2,518 × 4,437 px ¹
License: CC0 (National Gallery of Art Open Access)
Credit: National Gallery of Art, Washington, Purchased with Funds from an Anonymous Donor

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