Triumph of Apollo and Aurora

Pen, ink and brush wash over black chalk on laid paper shows a radiant charioteer driving rearing horses across the sky, with a draped female figure at left beneath a star. Loose, sketchy lines and faded brown tones fill the composition, with wheels and tangled horses below.

Artist

Jan van der Straet

Date

ca. 1585–1590

Medium

Recto: pen and brown and black inks, brush and brown and black washes over black chalk on laid paper Verso: pen and brown ink on laid paper

Source

Smithsonian (Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum)

Size

1600 × 1170 px

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