Denys Calvaert
Study of a Kneeling, Praying Figure
About this artwork
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artist:Denys Calvaert (1540 - 1619) Flemish
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title:Study of a Kneeling, Praying Figure
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date created:Unknown
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materials:Black chalk on blue paper, laid down
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measurements:41.70 x 28.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:David Laing Bequest to the Royal Scottish Academy transferred 1910
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accession number:D 1785
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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...