Fight between Elephants and Snakes, plate 2 from the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

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Object Details

Designer
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
Engraver
Karel van Mallery, Flemish, 1571 – 1635
Publisher
Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
Catalogue Status
Research in Progress
Description
Horizontal rectangle. An elephant is attacked by a serpent, right foreground. Another serpent, in a tree, left, watches an approaching elephant. In the background, Troglodytes cut up and carry off the carcass of an elephant. Left of center, below: "Ioan Stradanus invent."; right of center, below: "Carol de Mallery Sculp."; lower right: "Phls Galle excud." Below: "EXCELSA IN BARRUM DRACO SESE EX ARBORE IACTAT..."
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. A. W. Erickson
1596 or after
Accession Number
1952-37-4
Restrictions & Rights
CC0
Type
nature studies
Object Name
Print
Type
Print
Medium
Engraving on paper
Dimensions
19.7 × 26 cm (7 3/4 × 10 1/4 in.)
made in
Netherlands
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Record ID
chndm_1952-37-4
Metadata Usage (text)
CC0
GUID (Link to Original Record)
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq491227105-b2ec-449a-b08f-3b63daf9d305

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