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Drawing, Saint Luke in a Niche
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 pen and brown ink, brush and wash over black chalk 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
15.2 x 10.5 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.)
It has the following markings
On verso: unidentified mark in red ink with crowned eagle
It is inscribed
Verso, inscribed along right margin: A / a fare col vise fra le corne e co[n] lemane sula fronte che/ il toro vede lume corendo. Verso, inscribed along upper margin: a di 18 desembre beghost et fathen van / 2 brellen te drinken / E a di 14. di genaio comensai / a bere la botta de 4 barili e ½
Cite this object as
Drawing, Saint Luke in a Niche; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Italy; pen and brown ink, brush and wash over black chalk on laid paper; 15.2 x 10.5 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-126
