Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, unknown, The four winds, Occidens, Westenwind, verso lower left - stamped, In the air Zephirus, the west wind. He runs after Flora, the goddess of flowers. In the left corner blows Corus, the northwest wind. In the right corner blows the southwest wind Lijbs. At the bottom a Greek landscape with the river Pindus and Mount Paranassus. On the right Apollo plays the lute, surrounded by the nine muses. On the left the Seasons (Horae) pick flowers. In the distance lies Delphi. In the margin a Latin caption with an explanation about the west wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the subject of the four cardinal points., print, prints, height 252 mm, width 203 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, engraving (printing process), 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, after a drawing by, Publication (Event), Publication, publisher
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Sadeler, Johann, I, Vos, Maerten de, unknown, four winds, Occidens, Westenwind, verso lower, left, - stamped, air Zephirus, west wind, runs, Flora, goddess, flowers, left corner, blows, Corus, northwest wind, right corner blows, southwest wind Lijbs, bottom, Greek landscape, river Pindus, Mount Paranassus, right Apollo plays, lute, surrounded, nine muses, Seasons, Horae, pick flowers, distance, lies, Delphi, margin, Latin caption, explanation, print, part, four-part series, subject, four cardinal points, prints, height 252 mm, width 203 mm, Southern Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, printing process, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, drawing, Publication, Event, publisher
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