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Drawing, Piety, 1594–1596

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Rafael Sadeler I and dedicatee: Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy and Catherine Michelle of Spain, Duchess of Savoy. It is dated 1594–1596 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.

Its dimensions are

H x W: 11.2 × 15 cm (4 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, inscribed in pen and ink: "pelgrine dese ginne op dander zide" Recto, numbered in pen and ink: ".1."

Cite this object as

Drawing, Piety, 1594–1596; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Rafael Sadeler I (Flemish, 1560/61 - 1628/32); Dedicatee: Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy (French, 1562 - 1630), Catherine Michelle of Spain, Duchess of Savoy (Spanish, 1567 - 1597); Netherlands; pen and ink, brush and brown wash, over black chalk on laid paper; H x W: 11.2 × 15 cm (4 7/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-135

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