The Jews Collecting the Twelve Stones from the River Jordan

1530·Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; squared in black chalk·sheet: 11 7/8 x 18 3/4 in. (30.1 x 47.7 cm)

Purchase, 2001 and 2000 Benefit Funds, and The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 2002

Catalogue

Year: 1530
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk; squared in black chalk
Dimensions: sheet: 11 7/8 x 18 3/4 in. (30.1 x 47.7 cm)
Collection: The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Artist: Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Artist

Pieter Coecke van Aelst

Painting

Pieter Coecke van Aelst or Pieter Coecke van Aelst the Elder was a Flemish painter, sculptor, architect, author and designer of woodcuts, goldsmith's work, stained glass and tapestries. His principal subjects were Christian religious themes. He hailed from the Duchy of Brabant, worked in Antwerp and Brussels, and was appointed court painter to Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor.

Antwerp

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