'Aer' in a Decorative Border with Birds, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements

Crispijn de Passe the Elder Netherlandish

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Design for a circular plate with the element of Air personified as a figure with a bird perched on his left hand at center. The figure is set in clouds, where four putti heads blow wind towards the center from each corner. This scene is surrounded by a broad band with various birds, including an owl below and a crowned eagle above. Plate 2 from a series of four devoted to the Four Elements.

'Aer' in a Decorative Border with Birds, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements, Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564–1637 Utrecht), Engraving

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