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Drawing, Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Third Scene

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated 1595 or before and we acquired it in 1947. Its medium is pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by Janos Scholz. It is credited Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council.

Its dimensions are

10.2 × 14.5 cm (4 in. × 5 11/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto, inscribed in pen and ink at upper center: "Terso [...] la sacra scritura [struck out] chiesa" At lower left: "S agustinus umana gratia [struck out] dona inselene [?] Sacra Scritura" At lower right: Donatus 3 eretici dottori" Along bottom margin: "chese" "unna dona ionch den heleghen gest speekt in har orre de vrauwe zet op de werlet met cinders rontomme met tafelkens in de andt 3 ghevangen achter"

Cite this object as

Drawing, Allegory of the Triumph of the Church, Third Scene; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper; 10.2 × 14.5 cm (4 in. × 5 11/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of the Advisory Council; 1947-57-15

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