Artist:

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

Engraver:

Cornelis Galle I, Flemish, 1576 - 1650  Search this

Publisher:

Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 6.2 × 5 cm (2 7/16 × 1 15/16 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

1595 or before

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: St. John the Baptist looks out from behind the bars of a prison

window. Two men stand outside, conversing with him.

Verso: In the foreground, a figure walks towards left, holding a platter.

Behind, beneath a heavy curtain, are many reclining figures lying on couches surrounding a banquet table.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2671

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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EDAN-URL:

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