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Recto Title: Page of a sketchbook showing two scenes, one including the Blinding of Cyclops.

Stradanusca. 1590

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
New York, United States

Vertical rectangle. Recto, top: Scene in cave of Cyclops, the giant in the foreground lying on his side, his head supported by his left hand. A group of men are blinding his single eye with a spear. Flock of Cyclops in background; below: A group of figures stand around a stone platform on which lies a man who is being eaten by an animal. Verso, Figures in a grotto, at right. Prow of ship at left. Other figures on incline, left.

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  • Title: Recto Title: Page of a sketchbook showing two scenes, one including the Blinding of Cyclops.
  • 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 and brown ink, brush and wash, on laid paper
  • Provenance: Ex Collection: Piancastelli
  • Dimensions: 15.2 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 in.)
Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

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