Object Details
- Artist
- Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
- Engraver
- Karel van Mallery, Flemish, 1571 – 1635
- Cornelis Galle I, Flemish, 1576 - 1650
- Publisher
- Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
- Catalogue Status
- Research in Progress
- Description
- Recto: Warriors on horseback and on foot attack a large serpent, coiled and rearing at center left.
- Verso: At right, a serpent has been trapped in a cave, the entrance of which is covered by a net. Many soldiers surround it blowing trumpets, beating drums, and readying their weapons.
- Credit Line
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors
- 1596 or before
- Accession Number
- 1901-39-123
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Type
- figures
- Object Name
- Drawing
- Type
- Drawing
- Medium
- Pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper
- Dimensions
- H x W: 7.2 × 10.8 cm (2 13/16 × 4 1/4 in.)
- made in
- Florence, Tuscany, Italy
- See more items in
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
- Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
- Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
- Record ID
- chndm_1901-39-123
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/kq414f06163-d2f1-4ebe-93ee-0458955a689c
