Saint John the Baptist in Prison, Visited by his Disciples
date: label: Date
content: 1595 or before
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Cornelis Galle I, Flemish, 1576 - 1650
label: Publisher
content: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: St. John the Baptist looks out from behind the bars of a prison
label: Description
content: window. Two men stand outside, conversing with him.
label: Description
content: Verso: In the foreground, a figure walks towards left, holding a platter.
label: Description
content: Behind, beneath a heavy curtain, are many reclining figures lying on couches surrounding a banquet table.
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: 1901-39-2671
objectType: 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 over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 6.2 × 5 cm (2 7/16 × 1 15/16 in.)