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Jacob Jordaens

The Conversion of Saul with Christ and the Cross

c. 1645–47
brush and brown wash, gouache and watercolor over black and red chalk, heightened with traces of white; framing lines in graphite

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In order to create the arch at the top of this sheet, which is almost a foot high, the artist added an additional sheet of paper.

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