Letter D in een omlijsting met een bijbelse voorstelling 17th century
anonymous
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toned paper
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pen drawing
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pen sketch
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old engraving style
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personal sketchbook
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ink drawing experimentation
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pen-ink sketch
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pen work
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sketchbook drawing
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sketchbook art
This 17th-century woodcut, "Letter D in een omlijsting met een bijbelse voorstelling," is a prime example of a historiated initial, where a letter is integrated with a scene, in this case, a biblical narrative. The artwork is small in size, measuring 41 mm in height and 43 mm in width. The anonymous artist has depicted a scene with a king, a kneeling figure and a woman standing in the background. The figures appear to be involved in a biblical story, possibly depicting the adoration of the Magi.
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