Litterae

Stradanus (1523-1605)


Item type:
drawing
Date of creation:
1594
Height:
19.4 cm  (7 5/8 in.)
Width:
28.6 cm  (11 1/4 in.)
signed and dated, low center: Joannes stradanus 1594
Technique / Medium:
brown ink and chalk on paper
Place of creation:
Firenze (Italia)

Additional titles

Apollo, Litterae protector

    Item location

  • Teylers Museum (Haarlem)
    [Museum inv. no.: N 006]

Description

Apollo, protector of the "Literae" is sitting under a tree, surrounded by the tools characterizing the arts he protects (see also preliminary sketch in RIdIM 3128)

Instruments [MIMO Code] (notes)

Lyre [3501]
Lute [3394]

Musical works

illegible music notation

Image URLs

image link 1
Tylers Museum image
image link 2
RKD record

Bibliographic references

Baroni Vannucci, Alessandra. Jan Van Der Straet detto Giovanni Stradano: flandrus pictor et inventor (Milano: Jandi Sapi, 1997) cat. 507. ISBN 9788871420387.

Baroni Vannucci, Alessandra, et al. Stradanus 1523-1605: court artist of the Medici (Turnhout: Brepols, 2012) cat. 132. ISBN 9782503529967.

RIdIM record id

3127