Artist:

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

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.4 × 14.6 cm (4 1/8 × 5 3/4 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1585–1590

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: Apollo, appearing in a blaze of light, rides towards left in a chariot drawn by four winged horses. A female figure identified as Aurora stands before him, a star above her head. In the background, another female figure rides in a smaller chariot in the shape of a crescent moon.

Verso: Italian and Latin inscriptions.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2662

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/kq44f4afa47-5184-41d8-8d30-aea9a7b92866

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2662