The image shows a person standing upright with a slightly turned posture. The person's facial features include a long beard and wavy hair. They are dressed in a flowing robe with an additional cloak wrapped around the shoulders. The person is barefoot, holding a book in one hand and a long staff or cross in the other. The background features a textured surface with a horizontal pattern for depth.
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Saint Philip

Marco Dente (Italian, c. 1493 - 1527)

Medium
engraving on laid paper, laid down on old album sheet
Classification
Print
Dimensions
sheet: 21 × 13.9 cm (8 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.) ; mount: 44 × 28.3 cm (17 5/16 × 11 1/8 in.)
Museum
National Gallery of Art, CG-E
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce 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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