Recto: St. Christopher carrying the infant Christ (left), Virgin and Child (right); Verso: Lucifer Appearing to Dante and Virgil in Hell, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 15231605, Luigi Alamanni, Italian, 15581603, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper, Page of a drawing book. Two scenes on recto: at left St. Christopher nearing the left bank of a river, by which a woman stands near a lantern; at right the Virgin holds the Child standing in her lap. Verso, vertically: Lucifer stands in his ice block crushing sinners with his teeth. Others wholly covered by ice are at his feet. Dante and Virgil are shown in the back, the first is seated., Netherlands, 15871588, figures, Drawing, Drawing.

Recto: St. Christopher carrying the infant Christ (left), Virgin and Child (right); Verso: Lucifer Appearing to Dante and Virgil in Hell, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 15231605, Luigi Alamanni, Italian, 15581603, Pen and brown ink, brush and brown wash on laid paper, Page of a drawing book. Two scenes on recto: at left St. Christopher nearing the left bank of a river, by which a woman stands near a lantern; at right the Virgin holds the Child standing in her lap. Verso, vertically: Lucifer stands in his ice block crushing sinners with his teeth. Others wholly covered by ice are at his feet. Dante and Virgil are shown in the back, the first is seated., Netherlands, 15871588, figures, Drawing, Drawing

VIRGIL (-70--19) • JAN VAN DER STRAET

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