Recto: Hymenaeus, or 'Nuptiae' (God of Weddings), design for pl. 5 in the Schema, seu Speculum Principum series; Verso: inscription regarding the sending of drawings for the series, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke of Savoy, French, 1562 - 1630, Pen and ink, brush and wash on laid paper, Horizontal rectangle. In the center, the figure of Hymenaeus (god of weddings) seated on a dais, holding a lighted torch in his left hand and a scroll in his right. Pavilions lower left and right, buildings and figures in background. Open casket, right; other objects of luxury, in foreground. Verso: crossed-out notes on the sending between September 1594 and January 1595 of the six drawings for the Schema seu Speculum Principum series, to the brothers Johannes and Rafael Sadeler, engravers in Munich., Netherlands, 1594–1595, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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Recto, Hymenaeus, 'Nuptiae', God, Weddings, design, pl, 5, Schema, seu Speculum Principum series, Verso, inscription regarding, sending, drawings, series, Jan van der Straet, Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Charles Emmanuel I, Duke, Savoy, French, 1562 - 1630, Pen, ink, brush, wash, laid paper, Horizontal rectangle, center, figure, Hymenaeus, god, weddings, seated, dais, holding, lighted torch, left hand, scroll, right, Pavilions lower left, right, buildings, figures, background, Open casket, right, objects, luxury, foreground, Verso, crossed-out notes, sending, September 1594, January 1595, six drawings, Schema seu Speculum Principum series, brothers Johannes, Rafael Sadeler, engravers, Munich, Netherlands, 1594–1595, figures, Drawing, Drawing
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