The Parable of the Mote and the Beam (Matthew 7:3) — Ottmar Elliger, the younger. The Parable of the Mote and the Beam (Matthew 7:3), 1700 or before. The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Public domain (CC0).

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The Parable of the Mote and the Beam (Matthew 7:3)

by Ottmar Elliger, the younger

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Artist: Ottmar Elliger the Younger (German, Hamburg 1666–1735 St. Petersburg)
Date: 1700 or before
Medium: Pen and black ink, brush and gray wash, over red chalk; incised for transfer; framing line in pen and brown ink
Dimensions: Sheet: 5 1/8 x 7 7/8 in. (13 x 20 cm)
Type: Drawing
Classification: Drawings
Department: Drawings and Prints
Credit line: Purchase, Joseph F. McCrindle Foundation Gift, 2012
Accession no.: 2012.368

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