There are 2 other images of this object. This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions), and as such we offer a high-resolution image of it. See our image rights statement.

 

Object Timeline

1901

  • We acquired this object.

2015

2016

2021

2025

  • You found it!

Drawing, The Last Judgment

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and collaborator: Luigi Alamanni and engraved by Adriaen Collaert. It is dated ca. 1590 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is recto: pen and ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper verso: pen and ink 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

H x W: 14.6 × 11.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/16 in.)

It is inscribed

Verso, inscribed in pen and ink: "[...] Continuoq(ue) avidis ubi subdita flamma medullis Vere magis, quia vere calor redit ossibus, illae ore omnes versae in Zephyru(m) stant rupibus altis exceptantq(ue) levis auras, et saepe sine ulllis coniugiis vento gravidae, mirabile dictu saxa p(er) et scopulos, et depressas convallis diffugiunt, non Eure tuos, neq(ue) solis ad ortus in Borea(n) cauru(m)q(ue), aut unde nigerrimus Auster nascitur, et pluvio contristat frigore caelum. --- Quando di pri[ma]vera il calore torna nell' ossa, e nello [...]"

Cite this object as

Drawing, The Last Judgment; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618); Collaborator: Luigi Alamanni (Italian, 1558–1603); Netherlands; recto: pen and ink, brush and brown wash, black chalk on laid paper verso: pen and ink on laid paper; H x W: 14.6 × 11.3 cm (5 3/4 × 4 7/16 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-117

This image is in the public domain (free of copyright restrictions). You can copy, modify, and distribute this work without contacting the Smithsonian. For more information, visit the Smithsonian’s Terms of Use page.

If you would like to cite this object in a Wikipedia article please use the following template:

<ref name=CH>{{cite web |url=https://www-4.collection.cooperhewitt.org/objects/18108635/ |title=Drawing, The Last Judgment |author=Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum |accessdate=6 February 2025 |publisher=Smithsonian Institution}}</ref>