Kneeling Monk Holding a Crucifix
Medium
Black chalk on cream laid paper
Dimensions
29 × 18.9 cm (11 7/16 × 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
chalk
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
83934
Rights
Public Domain
About the Artist
Cornelis Saftleven · 1607–1681
Cornelis Saftleven (c. 1607–1681) was born in Gorinchem into a family of artists, with his father Herman Saftleven and brothers Abraham and Herman Saftleven the Younger also painters. He likely learned his craft from his father in Rotterdam, where the family was active, and later collaborated closely with his brother Herman in Utrecht around 1634, developing innovative stable interiors as a new mo...