Saint Jerome (recto); Soldier with a Spear (verso), 1460–1525, Brush with black ink and gray wash, over traces of black chalk or charcoal, highlighted with white gouache on blue paper (recto); black chalk, highlighted with white gouache, with some brush and gray wash (verso), 6 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (17.2 x 10.5 cm); maximum; irregularly cut, Drawings, Vittore Carpaccio (Italian, Venice 1460/66?–1525/26 Venice), Carpaccio was among the first to explore the possibilities of drawing on blue paper. This study of an old man was made for the figure of Saint Jerome in the altarpiece of the cathedral of Zadar (Croatia), painted about 1493
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Saint Jerome, recto, Soldier, Spear, verso, 1460–1525, Brush, black ink, gray wash, traces, chalk, charcoal, highlighted, white gouache, blue paper, brush, 6 3/4 x 4 1/8, 17.2 10.5 cm, maximum, irregularly cut, Drawings, Vittore Carpaccio, Italian, Venice, 1460/66?–1525/26 Venice, Carpaccio, first, explore, possibilities, drawing, study, old man, figure, altarpiece, cathedral, Zadar, Croatia, painted, 1493
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