Medium
Pen and ink and brush, grey wash, white heightening, on brown prepared paper
Size
20.3 × 10.5 cm
Period
England, 1526–1527
Attribution
Attributed to Holbein

One of the "Apostles of 1527"; Müller (2006) assigns the group to Holbein's workshop or circle, made in Basel while Holbein was in England.

1246 × 2339 px. Photograph: public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.

Chiaroscuro drawing on brown paper of St Andrew, balding and bearded with a faint halo, stooping barefoot as he carries his large diagonal cross, the date 1527 on its foot.