Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605 Search this
Medium:
Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes, over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 7.9 × 10.6 cm (3 1/8 × 4 3/16 in.)
Object Name:
Drawing
Type:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
ca. 1595 – 1605
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Recto: In a town square, a procession moves from the left foreground toward a church in the right background. A bishop walks under a canopy at center, carrying a monstrance. Priests with burning candles follow behind. A row of houses is at left. An explanatory inscription in Italian appears beneath a framing line at the bottom of the image.
Verso: Crowded scene with a standing priest wearing a miter, raising the Host. A lectern is in the left foreground. An explanatory inscription in Italian appears beneath a framing line at the bottom of the image.
