Personification of Earth, with Spade and Horn, Supporting a Tree and Lattice on His Head, A Frieze underneath from Veelderleij niewe inventien van antijckesche sepultueren diemen nou zeere ghebruijkende is met noch zeer fraeije grotissen en compertimenten zeer beqwame voer beeltsniders antijcksniders schilders en all constenaers...Libro Secundo
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These panels belong to a series of sixteen diverse ornament and tomb designs after drawings by one of the most prominent architects and sculptors in the Netherlands at the time, Cornelis Floris, one of the most prominent architects and sculptors in the Netherlands at the time. Floris drew inspiration from the grotesque ornamentation unearthed in Roman ruins and from the work of contemporary Italian artists influenced by the motifs. These lighthearted inventions were intended to inspire craftsmen and artists.
The inscription in Dutch at the center of Niche in the Form of a Cartouche makes playful reference to the publisher of the series, Hieronymus Cock: "Honor the Cock." . He became an important producer of ornament and architecture prints by capitalizing on the idea of issuing such prints in series and thereby offering an array of designs.
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