Artist:

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

Engraver:

Johan Wierix, Flemish, 1549 - 1618  Search this

Publisher:

Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this

Medium:

Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 14.7 × 10.2 cm (5 13/16 × 4 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1580 – 1594

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: St. Barbara kneels in the foreground, center. Dioscorus, her father,

stands behind her and to the right. He lifts her hair with his left hand and

raises a sword with his right. In the background are spectators behind a

balustrade and a house at left. A fire burns beyond.

Verso: Indistinct sketch, perhaps indicating a painting framed by an

architectural surround, possibly a chapel wall. There is an arch at the top

and a rectangular, altar-like structure at the bottom center.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-140

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection

Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department

Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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EDAN-URL:

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