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The Charity of Saint Nicholas by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish — VisualArtsDB

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The Charity of Saint Nicholas

The Charity of Saint Nicholas

The Charity of Saint Nicholas

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish

1590

Medium: Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper.
Genre: Figure
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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