Christ Saving Peter from Drowning
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: Christ, standing on water at right in the foreground, reaches out a hand to Peter, shown swimming below him, reaching out for help. A boat is in the background, tossed by the waves. A small figure with arms outstretched stands on the shore beyond.
label: Description
content: Verso: Two kettles, each shown with the spout facing forward. Their handles stand upright. Below appears a standing cup, much smaller, with two handles and a lid. 
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: 1901-39-1067
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 and black washes over black chalk on laid paper. Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper.
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14 × 9.9 cm (5 1/2 × 3 7/8 in.)