Escutcheon with arms of Ferdinand I de' Medici, Cardinal and Grand Duke of Tuscany
date: label: Date
content: late 1580s
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: Oval design for an escutcheon with the coat of arms of the Grand Duke Ferdinand I of Tuscany (1549-1609). At center is a globe with six Medici palle superimposed, and Italy visible within. Surrounding the globe are Minerva at left and Hercules with a lion at right. The figures reach up to support a crown. A cardinal’s hat is above, its cords hanging through the crown.
label: Description
content: Verso: Variation on the recto design, with more detail in the framing elements.
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: 1901-39-2323
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Recto: pen and ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and ink over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14.7 × 11.1 cm (5 13/16 × 4 3/8 in.)