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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish

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Brown ink drawing of men on horseback hunting bulls with eagles in a hilly landscape with trees and flowers.

Men Hunting Bulls with Eagles

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a haloed figure on a chariot drawn by horses, with angels and trumpeters above.

Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Third Scene

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of horsemen and dogs driving deer toward a large net strung between trees.

Deer Hunt with Nets

1590

Pen and ink sketch of two galleys at sea, one with many oars and billowing sails, on aged toned paper.

Two Galleys at Sea

1590

Brown ink and wash sketch of hunters with pumpkins among ducks, reeds and trees beside a pond.

Hunting Ducks using Pumpkins in the West Indies

1590

Pen and wash drawing of a vaulted foundry with workers around cannon barrels, a large wheel, and a furnace.

The Invention of Gunpowder

1590

Pen and brown ink sketch of a crowd of figures and horses gathered around a seated central figure beneath a canopy.

Adoration of the Magi

1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a draped classical figure on a pedestal in a colonnaded street with crowds and vessels.

Nuptiae

1590

Pen and brown wash drawing of two religious interior scenes with crowds of figures beneath arches and beside a column.

The Mocking of Christ [left]; Christ Washing the Feet of the Disciples [right]

1580

Pen and wash drawing of an interior with cooking figures at left, a robed man before a canopied bed at right.

The Discovery of Guaiacum as a Cure for Venereal Disease

1590

Brown ink drawing of a galley with oarsmen approaching sirens with serpentine tails in the sea, under clouds.

Odysseus and the Sirens

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded religious procession with a canopy, soldiers with pikes, and classical buildings.

Procession of the Sacrament

1590

Brown ink drawing of rowing boats attacking a whale in a harbor, with a crowd on the quay and classical buildings behind.

Whale Hunt by the Emperor Claudius at Ostia

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a hunter with a bow aiming at a stag in a forest clearing.

Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow

1590

Brown ink sketch of figures gathered around a round well with water jars, camels, and architecture in the background.

Rebecca and Eliezer at the Well

1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a robed figure praying before an altar with flames, with figures and a column at left.

The Spirit of the Fear of the Lord

1590

Brown ink and wash sketch of two scenes: a standing woman beside a reclining man, and figures beneath an arch.

Two Views of Judith and Holofernes

1600

Pen and ink drawing of an interior with a seated man at a table, a hanging ship model, stacked books and a curtained bed.

The Invention of the Compass

1590

Pen and wash drawing of a dying man attacked by demons on the left, and an angel lifting a soul to heaven on the right.

The Penitent Man Choosing Good over Evil [left]; Spirit of the Penitent Man Ascending to Heaven [right]

1590

Brown ink drawing of two deathbed scenes, a sick man attended by figures and a penitent man visited by a priest and angels.

The Penitent Man on his Deathbed [left]; The Penitent Man Visited by a Priest and Angels [right]

1590

Engraved dedicatory page with a central text cartouche, allegorical women, coats of arms, and hunting animals along the borde

Dedicatory page of the set "Mediceae familiae rerum feliciter gestarum Victoria et triumphi"

1570

Engraving of workers polishing armor in a workshop with a large grinding wheel and helmets scattered across the floor.

Armor making and polishing

1580

Engraving of a busy studio where a painter works on a knight slaying a dragon while assistants draw, grind pigments and sculp

Color Olivi (Invention of Oil Painting), plate 14 in the Nova Reperta (New Inventions of Modern Times)

1590

Pen and wash drawing in four panels showing men hunting geese and ducks with falcons, nets, and dogs.

Goose and Duck Hunt with Falcons [above right]; Goose Hunt [below right]

1590

Brown ink and wash drawing of a wedding ceremony on the left and a banquet table with seated guests on the right.

Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

1580

Brown ink drawing of men hunting crocodiles along a riverbank beneath willow trees, with onlookers at upper right.

Crocodile Hunt in Egypt

1590

Brown ink drawing of Neptune on a shell chariot drawn by sea creatures amid waves and nude figures.

Triumph of Neptune and Galatea

1590

Pen and brown wash drawing: left, a palazzo facade with windows and doorways; right, an Annunciation scene with an angel and

Elevation of Palazzo Pazzi dell' Accademia Colombaria [left]; Annunciation [right]

1590

Pen and brown ink drawing of an ill man in a canopy bed attended by a robed figure reading a book in an ornate room.

Infirmity

1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of a crowded arcaded interior with seated figures on a platform, riders, and standing onlookers.

The Spirit of Wisdom

1590

Brown ink sketch of a haloed rider on a donkey with a second donkey at left, set against loose wash clouds.

Christ's Entry into Jerusalem

1600

Brown ink and wash drawing of two Holy Family scenes with the Virgin, Christ child and Saint Joseph under a tree.

Holy Family

1610