The Penitent Man Choosing Good over Evil [left]; Spirit of the Penitent Man Ascending to Heaven [right]
date: label: Date
content: 1587–1595
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Karel van Mallery, Flemish, 1571 – 1635
label: Publisher
content: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto, left: A dying man lies in bed, surrounded by devils and angels. A priest stands at right. An explanatory inscription in Italian is below.
label: Description
content: Recto, right: A newly deceased man lies in bed. Above his body, his soul ascends to heaven, lifted by angels. A monk holds a candle nearby, and mourners kneel and pray by the bedside. A view of the crucifixion appears in the background at left. An explanatory inscription in Italian is below.
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: 1901-39-2644
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 wash, over black chalk, with corrections by the artist in white opaque paint, on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink over black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10.5 × 14.8 cm (4 1/8 × 5 13/16 in.)