Art Institute of Chicago

Nehemiah before King Artaxerxes, initial ‘C’ from a Bible

Masters of Zweder van Culemborg

Date: about 1430
Medium: Opaque watercolor, gold leaf, mordant gilding, and pen and black ink, with touches of pen and brown ink (recto), and pen and black ink, with touches of red opaque watercolor and pen and brown ink (verso), on parchment
Culture: Netherlands
Department: Prints and Drawings
Institution: Art Institute of Chicago

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Object type: AAT300033973

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