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Allegory of the Sea in a Strapwork Frame

Cornelis Bos Netherlandish
ca. 1554
Not on view
Design for an allegory of the sea, depicted inside a strapwork frame. The allegory consists of a sea view with a large male head at the left and a small depiction of Neptune in front of a large fish. A dolphin and a sinking ship are seen further in the background. The strapwork frame is characterized by two naked figures on either side of the scene. They are caught within the strapwork frame; an element typical for the Flemish grotesques as developed in the Southern Netherlands in the second quarter of the sixteenth century.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Allegory of the Sea in a Strapwork Frame
  • Artist: Cornelis Bos (Netherlandish, Hertogenbosch ca. 1510?–before 1556 Groningen)
  • Published in: Antwerp
  • Date: ca. 1554
  • Medium: Engraving
  • Dimensions: 5 x 8 1/4 in. (12.8 x 21 cm)
  • Classifications: Albums, Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1948
  • Object Number: 48.32.2
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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