Tactus (Touch)

1561

Cornelis Cort after Frans Floris I

Associated Names
Cornelis Cort

Artist, Netherlandish, 1533 - 1578

Hieronymus Cock

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1518 - 1570

Frans Floris I

Artist After, Flemish, c. 1519 - 1570

This is a drawing of an allegorical figure interacting with nature. The image depicts a seated personification, draped in flowing fabric, holding a bird on an outstretched hand next to a body of water. To the right, a small boat rests on the shore with a few tall grasses growing nearby. At the bottom right, a turtle crawls towards the figure. In the background, a spider web is visible in the upper left, stretching between branches.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.70.4

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 206, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Cornelis Cort, Manfred Sellink author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 206, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q65567179

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