Artist:

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: 7.2 × 3.1 cm (2 13/16 × 1 1/4 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca.1600

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: Homer is shown standing and crowned by a wreath. He carries a lyre and a sword. His figure is framed by an ovoid ribbon. This small sheet is probably a fragment of a title page. Verso: Blank.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-141

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

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq42aa5bfcb-3c2b-4acd-a874-4eda772dc1f9

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-141