Stirrups or Foot-Rests

Artist Theodor Galle (Flemish, about 1570–1633)

Artistafter Jan Stradanus (Flemish, 1523–1605)

Publisherpublished by Philips Galle , Antwerp (Dutch, 1537–1612)

Dateabout 1580

Mediumengraving on cream laid paper

Dimensionsplate: 20.2 x 27.1 cm (7 15/16 x 10 11/16 in.)

ClassificationsPrints

Credit LineMuseum Purchase with funds given by Robert and Barbara Wheaton

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Object number2006.9

DescriptionPlate 9 from "Nova Reperta" (Modern Discoveries). Latin inscription may be translated: “Stirrups, or Foot Rests: The rider’s feet mounted the horse quickly just as a ladder raises them.
Label TextStradanus’s series Nova Reperta celebrate recent innovations in the art, science, and technology of its era, like the printing press, eyeglasses, and the discovery of the New World. Stirrups were unknown to the Greeks or Romans, and came to Europe from the nomad horsemen of the Middle Eastern steppes in the sixth century. “The rider’s feet mount the horse quickly,” the caption explains, “ just as a ladder raises them.” The Nova Reperta became the most famous of the designs Stradanus sent from Florence, to be engraved and distributed in Antwerp.ProvenanceSusan Schulman and Carolyn Bullard, New York, NY

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