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The Penitent Man Choosing Good over Evil [left]; Spirit of the Penitent Man Ascending to Heaven [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605 · 1587–1595

MediumRecto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black wash, over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint, on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper

DepartmentCooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

RightsCC0 — Public Domain

CollectionCooper Hewitt

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The Penitent Man Choosing Good over Evil [left]; Spirit of the Penitent Man Ascending to Heaven [right]

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