Sketchbook Page with Blinding of Cyclops, Jan van der Straet, called Stradanus, Flemish, 1523–1605, Pen and brown ink, brush and wash, on laid paper, Vertical rectangle. Recto, top: Scene in cave of Cyclops, the giant in the foreground lying on his side, his head supported by his left hand. A group of men are blinding his single eye with a spear. Flock of Cyclops in background; below: A group of figures stand around a stone platform on which lies a man who is being eaten by an animal. Verso, Figures in a grotto, at right. Prow of ship at left. Other figures on incline, left., Italy, ca. 1590

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