Artist:

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

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

H x W: 7.7 × 11 cm (3 1/16 × 4 5/16 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1596-1599

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: In a landscape, hunters catch birds using owl decoys on posts, trapping them in woven cages. A group observes from a wooded area in the foreground at right.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-165

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/kq4f64c1df4-6182-4c9c-89cd-3af77f686ccb

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-165