File:Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Blinding of Cyclops, ca. 1590 (CH 18109595).jpg

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English: Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Blinding of Cyclops, ca. 1590   (Wikidata search (Cirrus search) Wikidata query (SPARQL)  Create new Wikidata item based on this file)
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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus
Title
English: Drawing, Sketchbook Page with Blinding of Cyclops, ca. 1590
Description
English: Vertical rectangle. Recto, top: Scene in cave of Cyclops, the giant in the foreground lying on his side, his head supported by his left hand. A group of men are blinding his single eye with a spear. Flock of Cyclops in background; below: A group of figures stand around a stone platform on which lies a man who is being eaten by an animal. Verso, Figures in a grotto, at right. Prow of ship at left. Other figures on incline, left.
Date circa 1590
date QS:P571,+1590-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Medium pen and brown ink, brush and wash, on laid paper
Dimensions 15.2 x 11 cm (6 x 4 5/16 in.)
institution QS:P195,Q1129820
Current location
Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design
Accession number
1901-39-146
Credit line Museum purchase through gift of various donors
Notes Type: Drawing
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