The Workshop of an Engraver [Sculptura in Aes], plate 19 from Nova Reperta
![The Workshop of an Engraver [Sculptura in Aes], plate 19 from Nova Reperta by Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Philips Galle](https://images.artheonmuseum.org/met/dp/thumb/the-workshop-of-an-engraver-sculptura-in-aes-363060.webp)
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 7 15/16 x 10 11/16 in. (20.2 x 27.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1953
Accession Number
53.600.1823
Tags
BoysMenWorking
About the Artist
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus|Philips Galle|Philips 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...