This is a drawing of a figure in a mythical setting. The figure is seated among ruins, holding a sword and looking into the distance. There is an animal beside the ruins and a sculpture on a pedestal. In the background, there are detailed architectural structures.
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Simeon the Patriarch

Maerten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, 1498 - 1574)

1549

Medium
pen and brown ink with incising throughout on laid paper
Classification
Drawing
Dimensions
overall: 19.7 x 28.1 cm (7 3/4 x 11 1/16 in.)
Culture
North Netherlandish
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
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