Half-length Figure of St Paul in an Oval — Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra. Half-length Figure of St Paul in an Oval, 1616–68. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Half-length Figure of St Paul in an Oval

by Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra

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Artist: Antonio del Castillo y Saavedra (Spanish, Cordoba 1616–1668 Cordoba)
Date: 1616–68
Medium: Pen and light brown ink over traces of black chalk underdrawing on cream paper. Composition outlined with pen and brown ink in an oval shape
Dimensions: 4-1/2 x 3-1/16 in. (11.4 x 7.8 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession no.: 1975.131.211

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