Design for a Frontispiece with the Medici Arms

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus Netherlandish

16th century

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Title: Design for a Frontispiece with the Medici Arms
Artist: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence)
Date: 16th century
Medium: Pen and brown ink, brush and blue wash, heightened with white, incised for transfer; with collage
Dimensions: 7-1/2 x 11-5/8 in. (19.1 x 29.5 cm)
Classification: Drawings
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1998
Object Number: 1998.258
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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