A Mill Along the Banks of the River Vecht

Herman Saftleven

Mid-17th century

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Broomrape, Richard Tepe, vintage gelatin print
Surrounded by angels, the Madonna sits in a Gothic throne with the Christ Child on her lap. He wears a coral necklace and touches a gold ball that his mother is holding.
Half-length portrait of a male figure wearing a long garment that drapes across his head and back across his neck. He faces slightly left as he holds a thin staff in his right hand. Black beaded bracelets adorn his right arm. This series is a product of Jacovleff's involvement in the Expédition Citroën Centre-Afrique.
An abstract composition composed of interwoved curving lines and small red circles with green and yellow are interspersed in the background.