Study of Figures: an Old Man Holding a Hat and Facing Forwards, and a Young Man Holding a Torch and a Hat, seen from both the Front and Left Sides; Verso: Study of a Head
Antoine Sallaert
n.d.
Medium
Black chalk
Dimensions
sheet: 7 5/16 x 10 11/16 in. (18.5 x 27.1 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Harry G. Sperling, 1971
Accession Number
1975.131.192
Rights
Public Domain
Tags
Men
About the Artist
Antoine Sallaert · 1575–1650
**Antoon Sallaert (also known as Anthonis or Antoine Sallaert)** was a Flemish Baroque painter, draughtsman, printmaker, and tapestry designer active primarily in Brussels. Born in 1594 and baptized there, he died in July 1650 and was buried in the Chapel Church. He trained as a pupil of the Brussels painter Michel de Bordeaux (Michiel Bordeaux) beginning in 1606 and registered as a master in the...