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This is a drawing of two decorated panels or frames. The image shows two adjacent vertical panels, each adorned with lavish floral and ornamental designs. Each panel features a central circular medallion that contains a figure. The left panel depicts a seated figure holding a staff, surrounded by a circular garland of flowers, beneath an elaborate canopy of decorative chains or drapes. The right panel features a similar composition, with a seated figure and possible infant or smaller figure amidst floral embellishments, again under an ornate canopy. Below these medallions, various sketches…

Decorative Motifs with Garlands (verso)

Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592 - 1656)

1620s · pen and brown ink with gray wash on brown paper

National Gallery of Art · Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund

Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0)

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