The Martyrdom of Saint Andrew, ca. 1595, Oil (brunaille) on paper; framing line in pen and brown ink, probably by a later hand, Sheet: 11 1/4 x 7 5/8 in. (28.6 x 19.3 cm), Drawings, Otto van Veen (Netherlandish, Leiden 1556–1629 Brussels), This oil sketch on paper is the earliest surviving preparatory work for Otto van Veen's painting for the high altar of Antwerp's church of Saint Andrew, still in situ. Depicted is the crucifixion of the apostle Andrew, ordered by proconsul Aegeus, on horseback at right
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Martyrdom, Saint Andrew, ca, 1595, Oil, brunaille, paper, framing line, pen, brown ink, later hand, Sheet, 11 1/4 x 7 5/8, 28.6 19.3 cm, Drawings, Otto van Veen, Netherlandish, Leiden, 1556–1629, Brussels, oil, sketch, earliest surviving, preparatory, work, van, Veen, painting, high altar, Antwerp, church, situ, Depicted, crucifixion, apostle, ordered, proconsul Aegeus, horseback, right
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