Artist:

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

Medium:

Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.8 × 14 cm (4 1/4 × 5 1/2 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1583 – 1588

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: Knights on horseback ride from left across a river to face an enemy army at right. An armor-clad figure rides out ahead of the group, his sword raised high. The figure has been corrected. A river god appears in the foreground at right.

Verso: Italian inscriptions.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-2675

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/kq4e421664e-5b65-444b-8639-3948d82402bc

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-2675