Street Musicians Serenading a Woman, from Johannes van Heemskerck's poem "Publii Ovidii Nasonis Minne-Kunst," probably the first edition of title, frontispiece and eleven plates
Although David Vinckboons made only three etchings himself his designs were the basis for more prints than any other Netherlandish artist in the early seventeen century. Among those were a set of book illustrations for Johannes van Heemskerck's poem "Publii Ovidii Nasonis Minne-Kunst." The prints are by Pieter Serwouters, who also made more than two dozen independent prints after Vinckboons. The multi-volume work was a translation and adaptation of "Ars Amorata" (The Art of Love) by the first century Roman poet Ovid. Some of the illustrations depict scenes from classical mythology while others appear to be generic examples of romantic situations or events.
Artwork Details
- Title: Street Musicians Serenading a Woman, from Johannes van Heemskerck's poem "Publii Ovidii Nasonis Minne-Kunst," probably the first edition of title, frontispiece and eleven plates
- Artist: After David Vinckboons (Netherlandish, Mechelen 1576–1629 Amsterdam)
- Artist: Pieter Serwouters (Antwerp 1586–1657 Amsterdam)
- Date: 1622–1627
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 2 1/2 × 4 1/2 in. (6.4 × 11.5 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1949
- Object Number: 49.95.1639
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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