Apollonius Curing a Possessed Youth; Raising a Girl in Rome (Pen and Ink Drawing)

A pen and brown ink drawing with wash on laid paper shows two scenes stacked on one sheet. The upper scene shows a crowded hall with a robed figure reaching toward a nude youth on a pedestal, while the lower shows a dense crowd gathered around a draped bier.

Artist

Jan van der Straet

Date

ca. 1597

Medium

Pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper.

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

2883 × 4000 px

Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum