Odysseus and the Sirens, pen and ink drawing

A pen and brown ink drawing shows a sailing ship with rigging at left, its oars and hull in dense hatching. At right, two winged sirens with women's torsos and fishlike tails rise from churning waves beside the vessel, while clouds fill the sky above.

Artist

Jan van der Straet

Date

ca. 1600

Medium

Recto: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink, brush and black wash over black chal

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

4000 × 3033 px

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