Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605 Search this
Medium:
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 10.6 × 14.2 cm (4 3/16 × 5 9/16 in.)
Type:
figures
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
ca. 1580–1605
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Recto: Landscape view with a group of women gathering at a well. A man stands to the left of the well, about to drink from the container of water offered him by one of the women. Camels stand beneath a palm tree at left. Other animals and figures surround, and a city is visible in the background.
Verso, above: In a landscape, hunters catch snakes using two-pronged forks on long handles. They secure the snakes in sacks hung over the men’s shoulders. Dogs assist by barking, chivvying snakes out of their holes.
Verso, below: In a landscape, three nude women stand in the foreground at left; they are the goddesses Hera, Athena, and Aphrodite. Paris sits on a boulder at center, with Mercury standing just beyond. A bearded river god reclines at right. A background of rolling hills is behind.
