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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish

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Brown ink drawing in four panels showing deer attacked by lynxes, a deer hunt, a fleeing group, and horsemen near a cave.

Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking [below left]; Cloelia and her Companions escape…

1590

Pen and ink drawing of a priest administering last rites to a figure in a canopied bed, with attendants in a domestic interio

Extreme Unction

1590

Pen and brown ink drawing with wash of two banquet scenes with seated diners, servants, and nude figures in arcaded interiors

Salome given the Head of John the Baptist [left]; Salome offers the Head of John the Baptist to her Parents [right]

1590

Brown ink drawing of a crowded church interior with an altar under a canopy and worshippers gathered around it.

Communion at Church

1590

Brown ink drawing of a female figure with a shield among fallen warriors on a battlefield, with advancing soldiers behind.

Spiritus Fortitudines

1590

Brown ink and wash sketch of mounted cavalry with banners in a battle scene, with riders scattering across an open field.

The Dispersion of the Spanish on the Adda under Giovanni de’ Medici

1580

Brown ink sketch of Apollo's chariot and horses driving through clouds, led by the figure of Aurora.

Triumph of Apollo and Aurora

1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of a classical goddess with shield and owl among books and instruments, with a city behind her.

Litterae

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures gathered in a columned hall, with seated men at a bench on the right.

The Spirit of Science

1590

Brown ink drawing of two robed figures beside stone altars, one smoking, under clouds with small winged figures above.

The Spirit of Piety

1590

Pen and ink sketch with compartments showing Elijah under a tree, a banquet, the Annunciation, and Christ among angels.

Wooded Landscape with Elijah Awakened and Nourished by an Angel on Mount Horeb [above left]; Annunciation [below left…

1600

Pen and ink drawing with grey wash of workers operating silk reeling frames in a workshop interior.

The Reeling of Silk

1590

Brown ink drawing of a leopard in an arena beside an open cage, with armed men and crowded spectators in the tiered seats abo

The Emperor Commodus Killing a Leopard

1590

Four-panel brown ink sketch of men fighting a bull and a dragon in arched and wooded settings.

Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [below left]; Dragon Hunt i…

1590

Brown ink drawing of Diana seated with a falcon, surrounded by hunting dogs, nets and hunters in a wooded landscape.

The Hunt, Personified by Diana

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of armored soldiers and horsemen battling a giant serpent, with a crowd of figures behind.

The Roman Consul Attilius Regulus Fighting a Giant African Serpent

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of robed figures, a horseman, and a crowd beneath a canopy, with a distant landscape.

Spiritus Intellectus

1590

Brown ink and wash sketch of shepherds adoring the infant Christ in a stable, with a dog in the foreground.

Adoration of the Shepherds

1600

Pen and wash drawing in four scenes: a deer hunt with hounds and horsemen above, and skylark hunting with falcons and nets be

Deer Hunt with Hounds [above]; Skylark Hunt with Falcons [below]

1590

Brown ink and wash sketch of horsemen with a pennant, a crowd and tents in a military landscape.

Retreat of the Turks after the Siege of Vienna, 1529

1600

Grey wash drawing of the Pentecost with the Virgin Mary and apostles kneeling beneath a dove and rays of light, with angels a

Scene from Acts of the Apostles, after Stradanus

1700

Pen and brown ink drawing of a helmeted female figure with a spear among cannons and weapons, with a town and troops behind.

Arma

1590

Engraving of elephants helping a fallen companion out of a pit among palm trees, with Latin text below.

Elephants Helding Each Other out of a Trap, plate 1 from the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

1590

Engraving of women and a girl feeding mulberry leaves to silkworms on shelves in a timber-beamed workroom.

Feeding mulberry leaves to the silkworms

1590

Engraving of an explorer with a cross banner beside a nude woman in a hammock, ships at sea, and jungle animals.

The Discovery of America, plate 1 from the "Nova Reperta" (New Inventions of Modern Times)

1590

Engraving of mounted hunters with spears and dogs chasing wild bulls across a landscape with trees and a castle.

Buffalo Hunt, plate 27 in the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

1590

Engraved title page Nova Reperta showing a printing press, globe, compass rose, still and allegorical figures.

Title page of “Nova Reperta”

1590

Engraving of men at night placing glowing lanterns in a garden to attract moths, with a dog and beehives in view.

Catching Night Moths, plate 25 from the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

1590

Engraving of cranes feeding among pit traps in a marsh while hunters hide beneath a tree at right.

Crane Hunt using Cones, plate 28 in the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

1590

Engraving of men in turbans clubbing and wrestling crocodiles on a riverbank, with willow trees and a Latin caption below.

Crocodile Hunt in Tentyra, in Egypt, plate 30 from the Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium series

1590

Engraving of Roman archers and horsemen attacking a giant coiled serpent in a forest landscape with palm trees.

The Roman Consul Attilius Regulus Fighting a Giant African Serpent, plate 25 in the Venationes Ferarum series

1590

Engraving of a water mill with waterwheels, millers at work, horses carrying grain sacks, and a river landscape with boats.

A water mill

1590