"Color Olivi" notebook

Plain paper. A5 (15 x 21 cm). 102 sheets (204 pages).

This compact notebook reproduces a detail from the print Color Olivi (circa 1591), engraved by Hans II Collaert, invented by Jan van der Straet and edited by Joannes Galle. This marvellous work is of great cultural and historical value as it shows life in an artist's studio in the 16th century, which is why it can be seen in the exhibition ‘Ruben's workshop’ which will be held at the Museo Nacional del Prado from 15 October 2024 to 16 February 2025. The aim of which is to show precisely what the ambience was like in which the artist produced his work.