Drawing, Page of a sketchbook; Zeuxis painting Helen, ca. 1590, Zeuxis, circa 1590

Vertical rectangle. One of the girls stands behind zeuxis; three are in the foreground. One with extremely long hair talks to the posing girl, so does another. Shown from the back and seated upon a step of the platform. The fifth girl stands at right, het elft foot upon a stool. Pictures hang from the wall of the studio. A man works in an adjoining room on a table beside a fireplace. Date: circa 1590. Dimensions: 10 × 7.5 cm (3 15/16 × 2 15/16 in.). Medium: brown wash, wash on paper. Collection: Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum. Drawing, Page of a sketchbook; Zeuxis painting Helen, ca. 1590 (CH 18117849)