Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [below left]; Dragon Hunt in India [above right]; Dragon Hunt in India [below right].

Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [above left]; Theagenes taming the Bull in Ethiopia [below left]; Dragon Hunt in India [above right]; Dragon Hunt in India [below right].

Catalogue

Year
1600
Dimensions
H x W: 15.6 × 22.2 cm (6 1/8 × 8 3/4 in.)

Artist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish

Drawing

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish (1523–1605)

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Odysseus and the Sirens

Odysseus and the Sirens

1600 · Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper

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Odysseus and the Cattle of the Sun God

Odysseus and the Cattle of the Sun God

1600 · Recto: Pen and brown ink, brush and wash over black chalk on laid paper

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Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]

Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]

1600 · Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint on laid paper

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Aeolus and the Winds

Aeolus and the Winds

1600 · Patinated bronze

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Men Hunting Bulls with Eagles

Men Hunting Bulls with Eagles

1600 · Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, white heightening on buff laid paper

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Odysseus's Fleet Destroyed by the Laestrygonians [above]; Cincinnatus called to the Dictatorship of Rome [below]

Odysseus's Fleet Destroyed by the Laestrygonians [above]; Cincinnatus called to the Dictatorship of Rome [below]

1600 · Pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper

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