Artwork

"Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up" [fol. 41 recto]

"Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up" [fol. 41 recto], by French early 16th Century, ink, 1514
"Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up" [fol. 41 recto], by French early 16th Century, ink, 1514

"Always Have the Bedclothes Folded up" [fol. 41 recto] is an ink drawing by the Renaissance artist French early 16th Century. It dates from 1514 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art. This drawing shows a man in fancy robes sitting on a throne.

Artist & collection

Portrait of French early 16th Century

Artist

French early 16th Century

A French draftsman from the early 1500s filled sheets of laid paper with tiny, sharp-tongued instructions—ink sketches paired with warnings like “Do Not Eat Your Heart Out” or “Feed Not Things That Have Sharp Claws.”…

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