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Allegory of America, from New Inventions of Modern Times (Nova Reperta), plate 1 of 19

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Theodoor Galle

ca. 1600

Allegory of America, from New Inventions of Modern Times (Nova Reperta), plate 1 of 19 by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Theodoor Galle

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

sheet: 10 5/8 x 7 7/8 in. (27 x 20 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1934

Accession Number

34.30(2)

Tags

MenFemale NudesTreesShips

About the Artist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Theodoor Galle · 1523–1605

Jan van der Straet, known as Stradanus or Giovanni Stradano, was born in Bruges in 1523 into an artistic family. He received his earliest training in his father Jan van der Straet's painting workshop until the latter's death in 1535, followed by an apprenticeship with Bruges master Maximiliaen Francken from 1535 to 1537. Stradanus then moved to Antwerp, studying under Pieter Aertsen from 1537 to 1...

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