The Marriage of Labor and Diligence

1572

Philip Galle after Maerten van Heemskerck

Associated Names
Philip Galle

Artist, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Maerten van Heemskerck

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1498 - 1574

This is a drawing of a group of symbolic figures and a landscape. The image features several figures in classical attire, each holding objects or wearing attire that implies a symbolic meaning or narrative. On the left, a donkey is burdened with wooden sticks, accompanied by a figure with breasts visible. The word "Labor" is beneath the figure to its right. Next, there are two central figures engaged in an act that appears like a handshake or an agreement; one wears a distinctive hat, while the other wears a helmet. On the far right, a female figure in flowing robes holds an object that resembles a lyre, and the label "Deligentia" points to an abstract concept being personified. There is a mountainous landscape with a city built into its side in the background. The skies are filled with clouds, and there are inscriptions at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Accession Number

    1974.33.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 502, State ii/iii


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. (Philips Galle, Manfred Sellink and Marjolein Leesberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 502, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65576138

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