Cleveland Museum of Art

The Seed Received among the Thorns, from the Parable of the Sower

c. 1573

Type: Drawing
Medium: Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer
Dimensions: Sheet: 19.7 x 25.5 cm (7 3/4 x 10 1/16 in.)
Culture: Belgium, Flanders, Antwerp, 16th century
Credit: John L. Severance Fund

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