Design for a Pendant with a Sea-Monster Carrying Neptune Flanked by Two Figures

1582

Hans Collaert the Elder

Associated Names
Adriaen Collaert

Artist, Flemish, Flemish, 1560 - 1618

Philip Galle

Publisher, Netherlandish, 1537 - 1612

Hans Collaert the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1530 - 1581

This is a drawing of a fantastical scene. The image shows a creature resembling a dragon with intricate decorations carrying figures on its back. One of the figures wields a trident. The composition is detailed with ornate linework and decorative elements reminiscent of classical or mythological architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 17.6 x 12.9 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.2805

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1659, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1993

  • Graven Images: The Rise of Professional Printmakers in Antwerp and Haarlem, 1540-1640, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Evanston, Illinois; Ackland Art Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, no. 53.

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. (Collaert Dynasty, Ann Diels and Marjolein Leesburg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 1659, state i/ii.

Wikidata ID

Q64957244

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