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The Seed Received among the Thorns, from the Parable of the Sower

Gerard P. van Groningen (Netherlandish, active late 1500s). c. 1573. Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer. Explore the catalogue record, image rights and documented connections from The Cleveland Museum of Art.

The Seed Received among the Thorns, from the Parable of the SowerGerard P. van Groningen (Netherlandish, active late 1500s) · c. 1573The Cleveland Museum of Art · CC0
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The Seed Received among the Thorns, from the Parable of the Sower — Drawing by Gerard P. van Groningen (Netherlandish, active late 1500s). Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer.

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The Seed Received among the Thorns, from the Parable of the Sower

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Maker
Gerard P. van Groningen (Netherlandish, active late 1500s)
Date
c. 1573
Medium
Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer
Collection
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Accession
2012.4
Credit
John L. Severance Fund
Rights
Public domain · CC0

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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer; [object Object]” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer; [object Object]

Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer; [object Object]” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer; [object Object]

Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer; [object Object]” in its medium/materials field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer; [object Object]

Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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The Cleveland Museum of Art supplies “Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer” in its medium/techniques field. This label was normalized by the documented import rule.

Black chalk, gray wash, and brown ink, on cream laid paper; traces of transfer

Catalogue: The Cleveland Museum of Art. Automated source-field normalization; no independent visual interpretation.
Source normalization checked 2026-10-21 · 2026-10-20.1

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