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Homer by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish — VisualArtsDB

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Homer

Homer

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish

1590

Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper
Genre: Drawings
Museum: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

Marriage of the Virgin [left]; Marriage Feast at Cana [right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1580

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Judith with the Head of Holofernes

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Infirmity

Infirmity

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking [below left]; Cloelia and her Companions escape Porsena's Camp [above right]; Aeneas and Dido Shelter in a Cave [below right]

Deer attacked by Lynxes [above left]; Deer Hunt with Hounds Tracking [below left]; Cloelia and her Companions escape Porsena's Camp [above right]; Aeneas and Dido Shelter in a Cave [below right]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Minerva, or "Arma" (Allegory of the Art of War), pl. 2 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum (Skills of a Prince) series

Minerva, or "Arma" (Allegory of the Art of War), pl. 2 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum (Skills of a Prince) series

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Apollonius meeting the People and Animals of Ethiopia [above]; Apollonius Quelling the Ghost of a Satyr in Ethiopia [below]

Apollonius meeting the People and Animals of Ethiopia [above]; Apollonius Quelling the Ghost of a Satyr in Ethiopia [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Adoration of the Magi

Adoration of the Magi

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1600

The Gathering of Manna

The Gathering of Manna

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Procession of the Sacrament

Procession of the Sacrament

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Indians Catching Fish with the Help of Pelicans

Indians Catching Fish with the Help of Pelicans

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Unwinding the cocoons

Unwinding the cocoons

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590

Cavemen Chasing Elephants [above]; The King of Persia Hunting [below]

Cavemen Chasing Elephants [above]; The King of Persia Hunting [below]

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1590