Design for a Triptych
by GOSSART, Jan, Pen and brown ink, brush and gray ink, gray wash, over black chalk, 322 x 512 mm
This drawing depicts scenes from the life of St Leonard, the sixth-century abbot. It could be a ‘modello’, made for final approval of the commission, but also a ‘ricordo’, to be kept as a record of a completed project.
The attribution of this sheet has been debated, Bernaert van Orley has often been mentioned as a possible attribution.