Emperor Commodus Killing Tiger in an Amphitheatre (Pensilis e cavea Tigris rabiosa), from the series Venationes Ferarum, Avium, Piscium...
Object type: Print
Department: Drawings and Prints
Artist: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle
Artist bio: Netherlandish, Bruges 1523–1605 Florence|Netherlandish, Haarlem 1537–1612 Antwerp
Artist role: Artist|Publisher
Artist nationality: Netherlandish|Netherlandish
Date: 16th century
Medium: Engraving
Dimensions: sheet: 7 3/4 x 10 1/2 in. (19.7 x 26.6 cm)
mount: 14 1/4 x 19 1/4 in. (36.2 x 48.9 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
Accession year: 1949