Vertical rectangle. The apostle stands before a niche, thinking about what he will write next. The bull crouches behind him. The left lower part of the coat shows the correction of a first design. Verso: "b," horizontally. The bull runs towards left. The putto flies beside him, holding his head. Caption: "a and scribbling/ a fare col vise fra le corne e con lemane sula fronte che/ il toro vede lume corendo. " notes vertically, on top: "adi 18 dicembre bighest et fatken van/ 2 trellen tetrinken/ la di 14 di gennaio comencai a/ bere la bottade 4 borili e 1/2. ". Date: circa 1590. Dimensions: 15.2 x 10.5 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.). Medium: brush and wash, laid paper, pen and brown ink. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Sketchbook Page with St. Luke., ca. 1590 (CH 18109141-2)
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