Artist:

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

Medium:

Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper

Dimensions:

H x W: 9.9 × 7 cm (3 7/8 × 2 3/4 in.)

Type:

figures

Drawing

Object Name:

Drawing

Made in:

Florence, Tuscany, Italy

Date:

ca. 1580 – 1605

Catalogue Status:

Research in Progress

Description:

Recto: Mars, dressed in armor, appears within an oval frame. He holds a sword in his right hand and looks right. The drawing is partially superimposed over sections of another figure. Verso: Blank.

Credit Line:

Museum purchase through gift of various donors

Accession Number:

1901-39-306

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

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EDAN-URL:

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