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Fool Holding a Staff (Tis om te lachen) by Jan Saenredam — VisualArtsDB

Fool Holding a Staff (Tis om te lachen)

Fool Holding a Staff (Tis om te lachen)

1590–1600

Medium: Engraving in black on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: Sheet, trimmed within plate mark: 17.3 × 25 cm (6 13/16 × 9 7/8 in.)
Genre: prints and drawing
Museum: Art Institute of Chicago

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inkengravingprintlaid paperprints and drawingpaper

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