From Idea to Engraving: Stradanus and the Printmaking Process

Jan van der Straet, also known as Stradanus, was a late-Renaissance Flemish artist who spent most of his successful career in Italy, where he designed works—including paintings and tapestries—for the Medici court in Florence. Over the course of his lifetime, Stradanus also created numerous print series, which covered a wide variety of subject matters, including new technology and inventions, scenes from history, and religious narratives. Through these prints, his designs reached broad audiences