Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, unknown, The four winds, Oriens, East wind, verso lower left - stamped, In the sky Aurora, goddess of the dawn. She runs after her beloved Apeliotes (the east wind). In the left corner blows Caecias, the northeast wind. In the right corner blows the southeast wind Eurus. Eureus' wind is accompanied by flowers, which are spread over the earth by Apeliotes. At the bottom an Arabian landscape with the sons of Ishmael on an island between the Euphrates and the Persian Gulf: Nebaioth and his brothers. In the margin a Latin caption with an explanation of the east wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the subject of the four cardinal points., print, prints, height 246 mm, width 197 mm, South 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
Keywords:
Sadeler, Johann, I, Vos, Maerten de, unknown, four winds, Oriens, East wind, verso lower, left, - stamped, sky Aurora, goddess, dawn, runs, beloved Apeliotes, east wind, left corner blows Caecias, northeast wind, right corner blows, southeast wind Eurus, Eureus, wind, accompanied, flowers, spread, earth, Apeliotes, bottom, Arabian landscape, sons, Ishmael, island, Euphrates, Persian Gulf, Nebaioth, brothers, margin, Latin caption, explanation, print, part, four-part series, subject, four cardinal points, prints, height 246 mm, width 197 mm, South Netherlands, 1550 - 1600-08, print maker, printmaker, 1560 - 1600, paper, papier, engraving, printing process, 1532 - 1603-12-04, intermediary draughtsman, drawing, Publication, Event, publisher
Image ID:
The watermark in the image will not appear on the final download.