Zeuxis painting Helen
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1580–1605
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: Zeuxis in his studio, painting an image of Helen of Troy. Several nude models pose nearby, one upon a platform. Verso: mounted.
place: label: made in
content: Florence, Tuscany, Italy
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content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum Collection
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content: Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design Department
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Museum purchase through gift of various donors
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum
identifier: label: Accession Number
content: 1901-39-2649
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with opaque white watercolor, over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10.6 × 7.2 cm (4 3/16 × 2 13/16 in.)