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Drawing, The Infant John in the Wilderness accompanied by Angels [above]; Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara [below]

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Rafael Sadeler I, Adriaen Collaert and Cornelis Galle I and published by Philips Galle. It is dated 1595 or before and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and wash 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

14.7 × 9.8 cm (5 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, above, inscribed in pen and ink within composition: "S gioanino camino in deserto" Recto, above, numbered in pen and ink at lower center: ".5."

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Infant John in the Wilderness accompanied by Angels [above]; Virgin and Child with Saint Catherine and Saint Barbara [below]; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Rafael Sadeler I (Flemish, 1560/61 - 1628/32), Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618), Cornelis Galle I; Published by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper; 14.7 × 9.8 cm (5 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2633

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