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Page from a sketchbook showing St. Luke.

Stradanusca. 1590

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. The Apostle stands before a niche, thinking about what he will write next. The Bull crouches behind him. The left lower part of the coat shows the correction of a first design. Verso: "B," horizontally. The bull runs towards left. The putto flies beside him, holding his head. Caption: "A and scribbling/ a fare col vise fra le corne e con lemane sula fronte che/ il toro vede lume corendo." Notes vertically, on top: "adi 18 dicembre bighest et fatken van/ 2 trellen tetrinken/ La di 14 di gennaio comencai a/ bere la bottade 4 borili e 1/2."

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  • Title: Page from a sketchbook showing St. Luke.
  • Creator: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
  • Creator Lifespan: 1523/1605
  • Date Created: ca. 1590
  • Type: Drawing
  • Rights: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
  • Medium: Pen brown ink, brush and wash on laid paper
  • Provenance: Ex Collection: Piancastelli
  • Dimensions: 15.2 x 10.5 cm (6 x 4 1/8 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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