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The Praying Monk by Johann Friedrich Overbeck — VisualArtsDB

The Praying Monk

The Praying Monk

Johann Friedrich Overbeck

1826

Medium: Etching on chine collé
Dimensions: 5 × 3 1/2 in. (12.7 × 8.89 cm) (sight) 17 × 13 × 1 1/2 in. (43.18 × 33.02 × 3.81 cm) (outer frame)
Genre: Prints, works on paper
Museum: Minneapolis Institute of Art

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Germany

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