Man Protected by the Shield of Faith — Maerten van Heemskerck. Man Protected by the Shield of Faith, 1559. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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Man Protected by the Shield of Faith

by Maerten van Heemskerck

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Artist: Maarten van Heemskerck (Netherlandish, Heemskerck 1498–1574 Haarlem)
Date: 1559
Medium: Pen and brown ink, over traces of black chalk; indented for transfer; framing lines in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: 14-5/16 x 10-3/16 in. (36.4 x 25.9 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Charles and Jessie Price and Guy Wildenstein Gifts, Fletcher Fund, and Gift of Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family, 2000
Accession no.: 2000.150

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Data retrieved from the Metropolitan Museum of Art on October 9, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.

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