Flanders, late 17th century, circa 1580. AFTER THE WORK OF JAN VAN DER STRAET (BRUGES, 1523—FLORENCE, 1605), KNOWN AS GIOVANNI STRADANO OR JOHANNES STRADANUS
Carved boxwood or walnut.
H. 32 cm (12 5/8 in.); W. 22.4 cm (8 7/8 in.).
PROVENANCE: private collection.
Jan van der Straet (1523–1605), known as Stradanus, Venus, Juno and Minerva, engraved by Adriaen Collaert, 1587.
Washington, The National Gallery of Art.
Jan van der Straet (1523–1605), Venus, Juno and Minerva, circa 1580.
London, The British Museum (inv. 1957,0413.255).
Jan van der Straet (1523–1605), Amerigo Vespucci Awakens a Sleeping America, circa 1575–1580.
