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, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper
Dimensions:
H x W: 14.2 × 10.3 cm (5 9/16 × 4 1/16 in.)
Type:
figures
Drawing
Object Name:
Drawing
Made in:
Florence, Tuscany, Italy
Date:
1599 or before
Catalogue Status:
Research in Progress
Description:
Recto, above: Design for a title page with a colonnade. A tablet surrounded by scrollwork appears within the central arch. Animals such as a stag and possibly a lynx appear at left. Hunters on horseback appear at right.
Recto, below: A man clings to a rope, as two of his companions hoist him out of a pit filled with snakes. One snake is entwined about his body. Verso: Blank.
