Collection Highlights: Stradanus Drawings at Cooper Hewitt
Cooper Hewitt is home to 143 sketches and one modello (a preparatory study) by the Netherlandish artist Johannes Stradanus, also known as Jan van der Straet (1523-1605). As one of the head artists at the Medici court in Florence, Stradanus worked as a painter and designer. He was also a prolific printmaker whose engravings circulated widely across Europe as well as Asia and the Americas. Cooper Hewitt's drawings were made as preparatory works for these engravings and provide valuable insight into Stradanus’s working methods and artistic networks. For more on the artist, including recent research and conservation, please visit The Stradanus Project, https://www.cooperhewitt.org/the-stradanus-project
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- Drawing, Design for plate 66 [recto, below], ca. 1596-99
- recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-151-b
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
![Drawing, Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking [below left]; Cloelia and her Companions escape Porsena's Camp [above right]; Aeneas and Dido Shelter in a Cave [below right]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/377152_fba2eb4cc3893295_n.jpg "Drawing, Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking [below left]; Cloelia and her Companions escape Porsena's Camp [above right]; Aeneas and Dido Shelter in a Cave [below right]")
- Drawing, Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking...
- pen and brown ink, brush and wash on two joined sheets of laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-152
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Fight between Elephants and Snakes
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-153
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [below left]; Dragon Hunt in India [above right]; Dragon Hunt in India [below right].](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/25654_76f04ebdfccc8068_n.jpg "Drawing, Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [below left]; Dragon Hunt in India [above right]; Dragon Hunt in India [below right].")
- Drawing, Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming...
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black wash over black chalk on....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-154
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 6 images of this object.
- Drawing, Saint Giovanni Gualberto and the Miraculous Crucifix
- recto: pen and ink, brush and wash on laid paper. verso: pen and ink on laid....
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-155
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Hunting Panthers using Human Excrement
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on off-white laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-156
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, Cavemen Chasing Elephants
- pen and ink, brush and wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-157
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, A Roman Soldier Fighting Hannibal's Elephant
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-158
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Drawing, Hunting with Falcons
- black chalk, pen and ink, brush and wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-159
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Deer Hunt with Bow and Arrow
- pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper..
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-160
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, Odysseus's Fleet Destroyed by the Laestrygonians [above]; Cincinnatus called to the Dictatorship of Rome [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/377154_6d4cb102a6b5a26c_n.jpg "Drawing, Odysseus's Fleet Destroyed by the Laestrygonians [above]; Cincinnatus called to the Dictatorship of Rome [below]")
- Drawing, Odysseus's Fleet Destroyed by the Laestrygonians [above];...
- pen and ink, brush and gray wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-161
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
![Drawing, David Receives the Holy Bread and Sword of Goliath [above]; Two Dragons Decapitated [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/377155_bd073fc7bb26b25d_n.jpg "Drawing, David Receives the Holy Bread and Sword of Goliath [above]; Two Dragons Decapitated [below]")
- Drawing, David Receives the Holy Bread and Sword of Goliath [above]; Two...
- pen and ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk on laid paper paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-162
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, Cavemen Hunting Elephants [above]; The King of Persia Hunting [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/377079_f972f37591026d79_n.jpg "Drawing, Cavemen Hunting Elephants [above]; The King of Persia Hunting [below]")
- Drawing, Cavemen Hunting Elephants [above]; The King of Persia Hunting [below]
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-163
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Drawing, Christ Healing Paralytics near the Pool of Bethesda
- pen and ink, brush and gray wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-164
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Bird Hunt with Owls
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-165
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Hare Hunt with Falcons
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash over graphite on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-166
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/377081_86405fb5f82083fa_n.jpg "Drawing, Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]")
- Drawing, Bull Hunt with Spears [above]; Bull Hunt with Eagles [below]
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-167
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Communion at Church
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-168
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 4 images of this object.
- Drawing, Baptism of Christ
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-169
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, Reeling Silk
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on white laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-171
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Charity of Saint Nicholas
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-292
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Charity of Saint Nicholas
- pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-294
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
![Drawing, Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/267684_8fae1f26a0b2989f_n.jpg "Drawing, Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]")
- Drawing, Title Page [above]; The Incubation of Silkworm Eggs [below]
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-295
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist [above]; John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/362429_caf31ab424f0bfc1_n.jpg "Drawing, The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist [above]; John the Baptist Preaching in the Wilderness [below]")
- Drawing, The Birth and Naming of John the Baptist [above]; John the Baptist...
- pen and ink, brush and wash over black chalk on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-296
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; Arranging Mulberry Leaves on Shelves [above right]; Nurturing the Silkworms [below right].](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/26577_e4057a623ef9d1c4_n.jpg "Drawing, Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying Mulberry Leaves [below left]; Arranging Mulberry Leaves on Shelves [above right]; Nurturing the Silkworms [below right].")
- Drawing, Heating and Preparing Cocoons, Reeling Silk [above left]; Drying...
- pen and brown ink, brush and grey wash on two joined sheets of paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-297
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Invention of Gunpowder
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-298
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Discovery of Guaiacum as a Cure for Venereal Disease
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-299
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Invention of the Stirrup
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-300
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Invention of Book Printing
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-301
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Invention of the Compass
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-302
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Production of Silk
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-303
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Invention of Clockwork
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper .
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-304
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Invention of Distillation
- pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash, black chalk on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-305
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
- Drawing, The Planet Mars
- pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-306
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 2 images of this object.
![Drawing, Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/377169_5f13821b56714261_n.jpg "Drawing, Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]")
- Drawing, Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle...
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-365
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
![Drawing, Inscription [above left]; Woman of the Apocalyse [above right]; Frontispiece [below right]; Coronation of the Virgin [below left]](https://images.collection.cooperhewitt.org/147553_d4506d3ad82b3a06_n.jpg "Drawing, Inscription [above left]; Woman of the Apocalyse [above right]; Frontispiece [below right]; Coronation of the Virgin [below left]")
- Drawing, Inscription [above left]; Woman of the Apocalyse [above right];...
- pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on two joined sheets of paper.
- Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
- 1901-39-562
- This object is part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design collection.
- There are 3 images of this object.
