Angels in Glory
| Title | Angels in Glory |
|---|---|
| Artist | Jan Muller |
| Date | 1590 16th century |
| Medium | black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash heightened with white on laid paper; laid down |
| Classification | Drawing |
| Holding institution | National Gallery of Art (Washington) |
| Credit line | Ruth and Jacob Kainen Memorial Acquisition Fund |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Angels in Glory” is a work by Jan Muller, dated 1590. It is executed in black chalk, pen and brown ink, and brown wash heightened with white on laid paper; laid down and classified as drawing. This work is in the public domain (CC0), so the image may be downloaded and reused for any purpose without permission (see the licence note below).
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Dated to 1590. Explore the wider set of works from the 16th century held in the archive.
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Made available through the National Gallery of Art (Washington) open-access programme, which explicitly places this work in the public domain.
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Rights: Public Domain — released under Creative Commons Zero (CC0) via the National Gallery of Art Open Access programme.
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