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…
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Decorative Motifs with Garlands (verso)

Gerrit van Honthorst (Dutch, 1592 - 1656)

1620s

Medium
pen and brown ink with gray wash on brown paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
sheet: 24 × 20.5 cm (9 7/16 × 8 1/16 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Pepita Milmore Memorial Fund
Rights
Public domain (NGA Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed

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