Featured on PDR in the collection The Four Elements and Temperaments from an Album of Prints after Maerten de Vos (ca. 1583)

In the collection of the Rijksmuseum is an early-modern album of prints from the library of (and likely compiled by) a man named Jean de Poligny, whose stony-faced portrait is pasted toward the end of the volume, but about whom nothing else appears to be known. Among the highlights of the album — a mixed bag of Ortelius maps, an infographic-esque history of the world, and various allegorical and biblical scenes — is a pair of beautiful sets engraved by the Flemish artists Adriaen Collaert (1560–1619) and Raphaël Sadeler (1560–1632), both modeled on paintings by their fellow Fleming Maerten de Vos (1532–1603).

Other works by the artists in the archive…

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Artist

Date

1580-84


Underlying Rights

Public Domain Worldwide

Digital Rights

No Additional Rights


  • Exceptional quality, from $32 including delivery
  • Archival inks on high grade art paper
  • Framed option with solid wood and ready to hang

Image Size

2466 x 2025

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