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Drawing, Odysseus and the Sirens

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated ca. 1600 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is recto: pen and brown ink on laid paper [recto] verso: pen and brown ink, brush and gray 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

7.4 × 10.3 cm (2 15/16 × 4 1/16 in.) Frame H x W x D: 39.8 × 50 × 2.9 cm (15 11/16 × 19 11/16 × 1 1/8 in.)

It has the following markings

Stamped on recto at lower left with mark for The Cooper Union Museum (Lugt 457c).

Cite this object as

Drawing, Odysseus and the Sirens; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; recto: pen and brown ink on laid paper [recto] verso: pen and brown ink, brush and gray wash on laid paper; 7.4 × 10.3 cm (2 15/16 × 4 1/16 in.) Frame H x W x D: 39.8 × 50 × 2.9 cm (15 11/16 × 19 11/16 × 1 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2657

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