Artist:

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

Engraver:

Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618  Search this

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

H x W: 8.3 × 10.4 cm (3 1/4 × 4 1/8 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

1595 or before

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: Samson on the battlefield, having defeated the Philistines, drinks water from the jawbone of an ass.

Verso: Italian inscription. At the lower left corner is a fragment of a drawing of the lower portion of two figures wearing long robes.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2659

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

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EDAN-URL:

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