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Drawing, Zeuxis painting Helen
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and subject: Dante Alighieri. It is dated ca. 1590-1599 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
10.4 × 7.9 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.)
It is inscribed
Verso, left: " [..]ppo / malata " Verso, above: "rognio" Verso, right: "corpo grosso / magera / magera"
Cite this object as
Drawing, Zeuxis painting Helen; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Subject: Dante Alighieri (Italian, 1265 – 1321); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper; 10.4 × 7.9 cm (4 1/8 × 3 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2673
