Piety

Abraham Bloemaert1610

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

A seated female figure a cloud bank, facting right, her gaze directed to upper left; in her left hand she hold the Palm of Martyrdom, and behind her, a cushion and what might be taken for a fragment of the wheel, the instrument of her martyrdom. Possibly darkened for transfer, verso.

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Title: Piety
Creator: Abraham Bloemaert, 1564 – 1651
Date Created: 1610
Location Created: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Original Source: See this work of art on the Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum website
Medium: Brush and white gouache, and black chalk on gray laid paper
Credit line: Gift of Hugh Cassel

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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