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Pen and brown wash drawing divided in two: above, a sprawled nude giant among figures; below, a crowded arena scene with spectators and a running dog.

Blinding of the Cyclops Polyphemus [above]; The Fidelity of a Roman Dog [below]

Pen and brown ink with brown wash on paper, split into two scenes. Above, a muscular nude figure lies sprawled on a rocky ground beside a crowd of figures reaching toward him. Below, a crowded Roman-style arena with a dog among running figures and spectators under arches.

Artist
Jan van der Straet
Date
ca. 1600
Medium
Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash ove
Source
Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)
Size
3033 × 4000 px
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Public domain · Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum) releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1605).
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Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): Smithsonian Institution, Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum

Español: Ceguera del cíclope Polifemo; La fidelidad de un perro romano

Dibujo a pluma con tinta parda y aguada marrón sobre papel, dividido en dos escenas. Arriba, una figura desnuda y musculosa yace extendida sobre un suelo rocoso junto a un grupo de figuras. Abajo, una arena de estilo romano con un perro entre personas en movimiento y espectadores bajo arcos.

Português: Cegueira do ciclope Polifemo; A fidelidade de um cão romano

Desenho a pena com tinta marrom e aguada marrom sobre papel, dividido em duas cenas. Acima, uma figura nua e musculosa está estendida sobre o chão rochoso ao lado de um grupo de figuras. Abaixo, uma arena de estilo romano com um cão entre pessoas em movimento e espectadores sob arcos.

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