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The Madonna feeding the Christ Child in a cradle, with Saint Joseph and attendant angels (recto); Study of a procession (verso)
Details
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Bruges 1523-1605 Florence)
The Madonna feeding the Christ Child in a cradle, with Saint Joseph and attendant angels (recto); Study of a procession (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto), pen and black ink (verso)
5 x 3½ in. (12.6 x 9 cm.)
The Madonna feeding the Christ Child in a cradle, with Saint Joseph and attendant angels (recto); Study of a procession (verso)
pen and brown ink, brown wash (recto), pen and black ink (verso)
5 x 3½ in. (12.6 x 9 cm.)
Provenance
Venator, Cologne, 1959 (according to an inscription on the mount).
B. Himmelheber (L. 4035), and by descent to the present owner.
B. Himmelheber (L. 4035), and by descent to the present owner.
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Please note that an alternative attribution to Augustin Braun (Cologne circa 1570-after 1641) has been suggested.