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Drawing, Triumph of Apollo and Aurora

This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus. It is dated ca. 1590 and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is pen and ink, brush and wash, 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

11.3 × 14.6 cm (4 7/16 × 5 3/4 in.)

It is inscribed

Recto: inscribed in composition at upper left: aurora inscribed at upper center: Luna inscripted at lower right: arore Verso: inscription obscured by lining paper 2. Sacrifitia di / 3. 3 Re e [...]

Cite this object as

Drawing, Triumph of Apollo and Aurora; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Netherlands; pen and ink, brush and wash, black chalk on laid paper; 11.3 × 14.6 cm (4 7/16 × 5 3/4 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2662

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