Artist:

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

Engraver:

Theodor Galle, ca. 1571 - 1633  Search this

Publisher:

Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this

Medium:

Recto: pen and brown ink, 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 × 8.2 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/4 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1585 - 1588

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: View of an interior by a hearth. Three girls sit nearby, carrying out household tasks. In the background at left, their father, an impoverished nobleman, sits resting his head on his hand. A winged devil appears over his head. Saint Nicholas, wearing a miter, appears at a window in the background at right, offering three golden balls to the girls.

Verso: Fragment of inscription.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-294

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq41532b679-a09f-47c5-8f67-5d3f4658b0c4

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-294