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Plate 12: equestrian statue of Domitian, seen three-quarters to the left, with his stabbing death at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback'

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert

ca. 1587–89

Plate 12: equestrian statue of Domitian, seen three-quarters to the left, with his stabbing death at right in the background, from 'Roman Emperors on Horseback' by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert

Medium

Engraving

Dimensions

Sheet (Trimmed): 12 3/4 × 8 1/2 in. (32.4 × 21.6 cm)

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Museum

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949

Accession Number

49.95.1002(12)

Tags

HorsesSculptureMen

About the Artist

Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Adriaen Collaert · 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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