Peter and John at the Temple Gate

Willem DrostWW-1626-006990

1626·Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper·18 × 29.2 cm (7 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)

The Charles Deering Collection

Catalogue

Year: 1626
Medium: Pen and brown ink, with brush and brown wash, on ivory laid paper
Dimensions: 18 × 29.2 cm (7 1/8 × 11 1/2 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Willem Drost

Artist

Willem Drost

Painting

Willem Drost was a Dutch painter active in the mid-seventeenth century, known for biblical and historical compositions executed in the dramatic chiaroscuro style of his era. Little is documented of his career, though records suggest he worked in Amsterdam during the 1650s.

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