Allegory of the Triumph of the Church
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
16th century
Medium
Point of brush and brown wash
Dimensions
13 1/8 x 20 3/16 in. (33.3 x 51.2 cm)
Classification
Drawings
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Rogers Fund, 1969
Accession Number
69.173
Tags
LionsEaglesMenWomenChariots
About the Artist
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus · 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...