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Drawing, The Spirit of Wisdom
This is a Drawing. It was created by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus and engraved by Adriaen Collaert. It is dated 1595 or before and we acquired it in 1901. Its medium is recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on paper verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.
It is credited Museum purchase through gift of various donors.
Its dimensions are
7.2 × 9.8 cm (2 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
It has the following markings
Stamped on recto at lower right with mark for The Cooper Union Museum (Lugt 457c or 457d).
Cite this object as
Drawing, The Spirit of Wisdom; Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605); Engraved by Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, ca. 1560 – 1618); Netherlands; recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash over black chalk on paper verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper; 7.2 × 9.8 cm (2 13/16 × 3 7/8 in.); Museum purchase through gift of various donors; 1901-39-2665
