PrintsNetherlandish16th century

Satire on Clerical Abuse

c. 1570

Artists

Hans Collaert the ElderArtist

Classification

Prints

Technique

Engraving

Medium

Engraving on cream antique laid paper

Culture

Netherlandish

Century

16th century

Division

European and American Art

Department

Department of Prints

Dimensions

246 x 30.4 cm (96 7/8 x 11 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Unidentified collector's mark "GR" on verso (Lugt 4099, possibly Gaston de Ramaix]. [Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main] sold; to Harvard Art Museums, 2013

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