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Standing Scholar (Prophet?) Turned to the Right (Recto); Standing Scholar (Prophet?) Turned to the Left (Verso)

Germany, Middle Rhine German, Middle Rhine
ca. 1460–70
Not on view
This standing male figure and its verso counterpart have been variously given to the Fleming Hugo van der Goes (1435/40-1482), to an anonymous Netherlandish artist, or to a Burgundian master. Actually, the idiosyncratic draftsmanship is traceable to the Middle Rhine, and the paper is of German manufacture datable to the mid-1460s.

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Object Information
  • Title: Standing Scholar (Prophet?) Turned to the Right (Recto); Standing Scholar (Prophet?) Turned to the Left (Verso)
  • Artist: Germany, Middle Rhine (ca. 1460–1470)
  • Date: ca. 1460–70
  • Culture: Germany, Middle Rhine
  • Medium: Pen and carbon black ink, traces of black chalk underdrawing, on paper prepared with sanguine wash
  • Dimensions: 7 11/16 x 3 9/16 in. (19.5 x 9.1 cm)
  • Classification: Drawings
  • Credit Line: Robert Lehman Collection, 1975
  • Object Number: 1975.1.765
  • Curatorial Department: The Robert Lehman Collection

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