Recto: Medieval Crucifix; Verso: Baptism of Christ from the Life of St. John the Baptist (left); Assumption of the Virgin (right), Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper, Vertical rectangle. Verso: Crucifix in the Romanesque scheme shoes a projected elongation of the arms with the figures of the Virgin and St. John up to the very cross-arms and an interchange of the places of the two figures. Inscription in the upper left corner: 'Pianeta pezze 8...(?) in 4 Romani pezze 6 gia 3 (or 5)/ Santa Maria.' Verso, top. Recto: Christ is leaving the water; the dove flies over him. The heavens are open and circles of angels are visible. '6' is written below, bottom, horizontally; below: the Virgin is supported by angels. Others accompany her., Netherlands, 1595, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Medieval Crucifix, Verso, Baptism, Christ, Life, St, John, Baptist, left, Assumption, Virgin, right, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen, brown ink, brush, brown wash, laid paper, Vertical rectangle, Verso, Crucifix, Romanesque scheme shoes, projected elongation, arms, figures, Virgin, St, John up, cross-arms, interchange, places, two figures, Inscription, upper left corner, 'Pianeta pezze 8.., 4 Romani pezze 6 gia 3, 5, Santa Maria, Verso, top, Recto, Christ, leaving, water, dove flies, heavens, open, circles, angels, visible, '6', written, bottom, horizontally, Virgin, supported, angels, Others accompany, Netherlands, 1595, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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