Nuptiae
date: label: Date
content: 1595 or before
name: label: Artist
content: Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605
label: Engraver
content: Rafael Sadeler I, Flemish, 1560/61 - 1628/32
notes: label: Catalogue Status
content: Research in Progress
label: Description
content: Recto: At center, a figure identified as Hymenaeus (the god of weddings) sits on a dais, holding a lighted torch in his left hand and a scroll in his right. Porticoes appear at left and right, with more buildings and figures beyond. In the foreground are objects of luxury, including a chest spilling treasures.
label: Description
content: Verso: Italian inscription, struck out.
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: 1901-39-2667
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 ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: Pen and brown ink on laid paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 10.6 × 15 cm (4 3/16 × 5 7/8 in.)