Earth (Terra)

Jan van de Veldeca. 1622

Details

Title: Earth (Terra)
Creator: Jan van de Velde II after Willem Pietersz. Buytewech
Date Created: ca. 1622
Set or Series Title: The Four Elements
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of Henry-Russell Hitchcock (Art Department faculty, 1929–1948), 1941
Materials & Techniques: Etching on laid paper
Keywords: allegory, series (groups), sets (groups)
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Dimensions: Plate dimensions: 170 mm x 270 mm (6.69 in. x 10.63 in.).
Bibliography: F. & v.d.k. 134; Hollstein 30 (vol. 4, p. 77); De Jongh & Luijten, Mirror of Everyday Life (1997), no. 32, pp. 174-177.
Associated People: Created by Jan van de Velde II (Dutch, ca. 1593 - 1641), After Willem Pietersz. Buytewech (Dutch, 1591/1592–1624)
Accession Number: 1941.3.3

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