Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues
| Title | Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues |
|---|---|
| Artist | Joannes Stradanus, called Giovanni Stradano Flemish, 1523-1605 |
| Date | 1598 16th century |
| Medium | Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with touches of opaque white watercolor, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, incised for transfer |
| Classification | ink with wash |
| Origin | Flanders Flanders |
| Holding institution | Art Institute of Chicago |
| Credit line | The Leonora Hall Gurley Memorial Collection |
| Rights | Public domain (CC0). Free to use for any purpose. |
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“Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues” is a work by Joannes Stradanus, called Giovanni Stradano Flemish, 1523-1605, dated 1598. It is executed in pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash, with touches of opaque white watercolor, over traces of black chalk, on cream laid paper, incised for transfer and classified as ink with wash. 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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Recorded origin: Flanders. Browse more public-domain art from Flanders.
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