Jan’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.
Men Hunting Ibexes with Hounds
Johannes Stradanus, called Giovanni Stradano Flemish, 1523-1605
The Capture of a Swarm of Bees in a Farmyard
Joannes Stradanus, called Giovanni Stradano Flemish, 1523-1605
Design for Frontispiece to the Seven Virtues
Saint James the Great
Mill by the Stream
Jan van der Straet, called Johannes Stradanus (Flemish, 1523-1605) or Giovanni Stradano (Flemish, 1523-1605)
The Astrolabe - Amerigo Vespucci, from Nova Reperta
Hans Collaert (Flemish, 1566–1628) after Jan van der Straet (Flemish, 1523–1605)
The Judgement of Paris
Attributed to Jan van der Straet (Flemish, 1523–1605) After Raphael (Italian, 1483–1520)
Way to Calvary
Follower of Joannes Stradanus, called Giovanni Stradano Flemish, 1523-1605
St Paul Bitten by the Viper, from Acta Apostolorum (The Acts of the Apostles)
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) after Jan van der Straet (Flemich, 1523–1605)
The Separation of the Blessed and the Damned
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) after Jan van der Straet (Flemish, 1523–1605)
Frontispiece, from Americae Retectio (The Discovery of America)
Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618) after Jan van der Straet (Flemish 1523–1605)
The Triumph of Caesar
Adriaen Collaert (Flemish, c. 1560–1618) after Jan van der Straet (Flemish, 1523–1605)
Christopher Columbus on His Ship, from Americae Retectio (The Discovery of America)
Amerigo Vespucci on His Ship, from Americae Retectio (The Discovery of America)
Magellan Seated on Deck, from Americae Retectio
The Last Judgement
Crowning of Thorns
Christoph Schwarz (German, 1545-1592) or possibly Jan van der Straet (Flemish, 1523-1605) or possibly Jan Swart (Netherlandish, c. 1500-after 1533)
Giovanni de’ Medici before Francis I, plate 6 from The History of Giovanni de’ Medici
Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617) after Jan van der Straet (Flemich, 1523–1605) published by Philip Galle (Flemish, 1537–1612)