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Spanish School, circa 1600 — Saint Jerome in the desert
Spanish School, circa 1600

Saint Jerome in the desert

A Spanish drawing from circa 1600 depicting Saint Jerome in the desert, rendered in pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk. The work is pricked for transfer, indicating its potential use as a preparatory study for a larger composition.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk; pricked for transfer
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Auction House · Sotheby's

🔨 Auction Lot

Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 6, 2022

Estimate: $6,000 – $8,000

Lot 19

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Spanish School, circa 1600, Saint Jerome in the desert

A Spanish drawing from circa 1600 depicting Saint Jerome in the desert, rendered in pen and brown ink with wash over black chalk. The work is pricked for transfer, indicating its potential use as a preparatory study for a larger composition.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and wash over black chalk; pricked for transfer
Seen at
Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Pen and Ink, Brown, Serene, Figure, Devotional, Religious, Saint Jerome, Drawing, Spanish, Renaissance