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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus — Hunting bear with nets and dogs
Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus

Hunting bear with nets and dogs

Jan van der Straet's 'Hunting bear with nets and dogs' is a Renaissance drawing created with pen and brown ink, wash, and white heightening on beige paper. The work is indented for transfer, suggesting it may have been used as a preparatory design for a larger composition.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash, heightened with white (on paper washed beige); indented for transfer
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Auction House · Sotheby's

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Master Works on Paper from Five Centuries

July 3, 2024

Estimate: $25,000 – $35,000

Lot 5

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Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Hunting bear with nets and dogs

Jan van der Straet's 'Hunting bear with nets and dogs' is a Renaissance drawing created with pen and brown ink, wash, and white heightening on beige paper. The work is indented for transfer, suggesting it may have been used as a preparatory design for a larger composition.

Medium
Pen and brown ink and brown and grey wash, heightened with white (on paper washed beige); indented for transfer
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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Classical, Preparatory, Hunting, Ink And Wash, Narrative, 16th Century, Drawing, Flemish, Animals, Renaissance