The Muse of Poetry

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Willem Basse

Associated Names
Willem Basse

Artist, Dutch, 1613 or 1614 - 1672

The image shows a person sitting down with a laurel wreath on their head, curly hair flowing past their shoulders. They wear a draped garment and hold a quill in one hand and a book or document in the other. Near them, there is a globe-like object and a rolled-up scroll. The background features a landscape with the sea and sailing ships. A winged horse is depicted mid-flight off a rocky outcrop. The setting is detailed with textured lines.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching and engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    David K. E. Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 10.3 x 15.8 cm (4 1/16 x 6 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 10.9 x 17.3 cm (4 5/16 x 6 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1994.70.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 49

  • Volume Title

    Der Zee-Vaert Lof (Praise of Sea-Faring)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Van Hattum Collection; purchased 1989 by NGA library (transferred to permanent collection in 1994).

Associated Names

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

Inscriptions

by later hand, center left verso in graphite: W. Basse fec. Me[?]: 38

Wikidata ID

Q75125662

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