The Martyrdom of Saint Barbara
date: label: Date
content: ca. 1580 – 1594
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Johan Wierix, Flemish, 1549 - 1618
label: Publisher
content: Philip Galle, Flemish, 1537 - 1612
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: St. Barbara kneels in the foreground, center. Dioscorus, her father,
label: Description
content: stands behind her and to the right. He lifts her hair with his left hand and
label: Description
content: raises a sword with his right. In the background are spectators behind a
label: Description
content: balustrade and a house at left. A fire burns beyond.
label: Description
content: Verso: Indistinct sketch, perhaps indicating a painting framed by an
label: Description
content: architectural surround, possibly a chapel wall. There is an arch at the top
label: Description
content: and a rectangular, altar-like structure at the bottom center.
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: 1901-39-140
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: black chalk on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 14.7 × 10.2 cm (5 13/16 × 4 in.)