Denys Calvaert
Study of a Kneeling, Praying Figure
About this artwork
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title:Study of a Kneeling, Praying Figure
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accession number:D 1785
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materials:Black chalk on blue paper, laid down
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date created:Unknown
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measurements:41.70 x 28.30 cm
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
Denys Calvaert
Denys Calvaert
Calvaert moved from Antwerp to Bologna, where his small colourful devotional paintings on copper became especially popular. He may have introduced this type of painting to the city, which became his home from about 1560. He concentrated on religious subjects, producing large altarpieces in addition to small detailed and highly…