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Drawing, The Penitent Man on his Deathbed; The Penitent Man Visited by a Priest and Angels

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and published by Philips Galle and collaborator: Luigi Alamanni and engraved by Karel van Mallery. It is dated ca. 1590 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown 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

10.6 × 14.9 cm (4 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on verso at center right with mark for The Cooper Union Museum (Lugt 457c).

It is inscribed

Recto, left, numbered in pen and ink at upper left: ".1." Recto, left, inscribed in pen and ink at lower margin: "diavoli Recto, left, numbered in pen and ink at upper left: ".1." Recto, left, inscribed in pen and ink at lower margin: "diavoli malate in lette dimonie in torno padre e mader sorella fratelli a pressa confo tando el malate. servitori chavali casa da riche Recto, right, numbered in pen and ink at upper center: ".2." [corrected from 3] Recto, right, inscribed in pen and ink at bottom margin: "malate confesse diavoli fugano angeli a presso il malato e confessore co(n) li parenti langele copra co(n) u(n)o pan(n)o u(n)o angele copra padra e madera" Verso, inscribed in pen and ink: "Ruberto Titi ha stampato un comento sopra l' eglog[ie] di Calfurnio et Nemesiano. ---- l'arco e trionfale p(er) le vittorie degl ' imp(er)atori [entire line struck out] nel lontano e Troia che abbrucia, et enea che porta il padre, et figl(i)o che turno principio de Romani. Sopra il piedestalo è il tevere, et la lupa con Romolo, e Remo [“Sotto N” struck out] Nel piedestalo e Romolo, che con l'aratro disegna le mure di Roma. sonvi appiccati i trofei delle vittorie. sotto vi e il mondo, et quella parte della terra che signoreggiorono attorno vi' e l'arco trionfale p(er) le vittorie degl' imperatori. evvi Marte e Venere padri di Enea, e di Romolo. l'aquila insegna de Romani sostiene il titolo dell'opera. ---- in hebben ghescriven dat de sniden met Galle ghedaen farne venere dal galle pianeta g[i]ove e la titola e le garesse da lepanto e le statuii da [entire line struck out] bruselles e mandare la secondo titola delli imperadori --- America Africa Asia Europa"

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Penitent Man on his Deathbed; The Penitent Man Visited by a Priest and Angels; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Karel van Mallery; Published by Philips Galle (Flemish, 1537 - 1612); Collaborator: Luigi Alamanni (Italian, 1558–1603); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper; 10.6 × 14.9 cm (4 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2634

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