Drawing, David Receives the Holy Bread and Sword of Goliath [above]; Two Dragons Decapitated [below]

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Hans Collaert II and published by Philips Galle and subject: Philostratus, The Athenian. It is dated ca .1597 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and gray wash, over black chalk on laid paper 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

15.6 × 10.6 cm (6 1/8 × 4 3/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, inscribed in pen and ink: "Re capi 21 - " / "davitte non inginogie ma con reverentia ... il in / tempio el saserdota da del pane" Verso, inscribed in pen and ink: "Jonatan con la punta dalla bacetta capitolo 14. / ionatan vestita da saserdote in descosta / bataglia e uno saserdota ionatas dinanse la bataglia / .. pecora matzare spogliata e la pecore laltra"

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