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"Drawing, Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]")
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Drawing, Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and association: Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici and Christine de Lorraine. It is dated ca. 1589 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on 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
20.9 × 14.4 cm (8 1/4 × 5 11/16 in.)
It is inscribed
Recto, below, inscribed in pen and ink within the composition: "Re cavali elifanti fanteria 12." Verso, inscribed in pen and ink within the compostion: "brughe oudenbuerch Ront omme al marachs Sut port [...]keberghe [os]t port Ostende nort port ode stat nieue stat west port / zee"
Cite this object as
Drawing, Charles V defeating the Turks near Vienna, 1529 [above]; Battle Scene with King, Elephants, Cavalry and Infantry [below]; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Association: Grand Duke Ferdinando I de' Medici (Italian, 1549 - 1609), Christine de Lorraine (French, 1565 - 1637); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on paper; 20.9 × 14.4 cm (8 1/4 × 5 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-365
