Attributed to:

Pieter Coecke van Aelst, Netherlandish, 1502 – 1550  Search this

Possibly:

Master of the Months of Lucas, Netherlandish  Search this

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on cream laid paper

Dimensions:

15 x 21 cm (5 7/8 x 8 1/4 in.)

Type:

textile designs

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Netherlands

Date:

ca. 1540

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: A woman is seated near a body of water surrounding a castle, attended by other women. To the left, herdsmen are seen with their animals. In the distance is a village.

Verso: A group of people revel, gamble and are shown making love.

Credit Line:

Gift of Milton Einstein

Accession Number:

1959-49-221

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq496316904-0ca0-42f1-8e49-49093c88308e

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1959-49-221