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. An assistant grinds pigments at right. Framing line at bottom margin. 
label: Description
content: Verso: Christ being led to the cross. A crowd gathers below. A temple is visible in the background, left. 
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: 1901-39-2651
objectType: label: Type
content: figures
label: Object Name
content: Drawing
label: Type
content: Drawing
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: CC0
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash, with traces of black chalk on laid paper. Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and gray and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper.
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 × 10 cm (2 3/4 × 3 15/16 in.)