Artist:

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

Client:

Luigi Alamanni, Italian, 1558–1603  Search this

Publisher:

Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612  Search this

Medium:

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

Dimensions:

H x W: 10.7 × 14.6 cm (4 3/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

Object Name:

Drawing

Type:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Italy

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1590 or before

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: A scholar appears seated at a desk in a richly furnished study, using a compass. A low bowl stands in the right foreground, supported by four lion's feet. Over these, four human heads rise, identified as representing the quarters of the globe. A model of a ship hangs from the ceiling. Annotations in Italian throughout.

Verso: Dutch inscription.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-302

Restrictions & Rights:

CC0

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Data Source:

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

GUID:

http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq47aad5547-8ba3-44a4-80a2-83f214fdb66f

EDAN-URL:

edanmdm:chndm_1901-39-302