Fire, Earth, and Water, from "The Four Elements", and the Virgin and Child
Cornelis Schut Flemish
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Title: Fire, Earth, and Water, from "The Four Elements", and the Virgin and Child
Series/Portfolio: The Four Elements
Artist:
Cornelis Schut (Flemish, Antwerp 1597–1655 Antwerp)
Medium: Etching; four plates printed on a single sheet of oatmeal paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/16 × 8 7/16 in. (21.5 × 21.5 cm)
Fire plate: 2 15/16 × 3 5/8 in. (7.5 × 9.2 cm)
Earth plate: 2 5/8 × 3 3/4 in. (6.7 × 9.5 cm)
Water plate: 2 3/4 × 3 3/4 in. (7 × 9.5 cm)
Virgin and Child plate: 2 7/8 × 3 5/8 in. (7.3 × 9.2 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1961
Object Number: 61.514.9(1-4)
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