Sadeler, Johann (I), Vos, Maerten de, unknown, The four winds, Septentrio, North wind, verso lower left - stamped, In the air Boreas, the god of the north wind. He abducts Orithyia, an Athenian princess. The winds Circius and Aquilo help him. Boreas creates a wild wind with storm and rain. At the bottom left the argonauts fight the harpies. On the right Orithyia and her two children, the winged twins Zetes and Calaïs. In the margin a Latin caption with an explanation about the north wind. The print is part of a four-part series on the subject of the four cardinal points., print, prints, height 248 mm, width 196 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
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Sadeler, Johann, I, Vos, Maerten de, unknown, four winds, Septentrio, North wind, verso lower, left, - stamped, air Boreas, god, north wind, abducts Orithyia, Athenian princess, winds Circius, Aquilo help, Boreas creates, wild wind, storm, rain, bottom left, argonauts fight, harpies, right Orithyia, two children, winged twins Zetes, Calaïs, margin, Latin caption, explanation, print, part, four-part series, subject, four cardinal points, prints, height 248 mm, width 196 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
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