Artist:

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605  Search this

Medium:

Recto: Pen and brown ink, brush and wash over black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 7.3 × 10.7 cm (2 7/8 × 4 3/16 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1600

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: Odysseus reclines asleep within a wooded, mountainous landscape. The setting is Thrinacia, island of Helios, the sun god. Odysseus’s ship appears moored in the background at right. His men appear in the middle distance, roasting Helios's cattle.

Verso: Blank

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-115

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq4bb5ef37f-aa3c-4263-a77e-54f6d60a4934

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-115