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Quos Ego

Designer Willem Danielsz van Tetrode Netherlandish
Engraver Jacques de Gheyn II Netherlandish
Publisher Hendrick Goltzius Netherlandish
ca. 1587
Not on view
Round design for a dish or a tazza. In a central compartment Neptune is depicted with four horses and a large shell. In the wide frieze surrounding the compartment sea gods and hybrid sea creatures are depicted together with putti and dolphins. The design is characterized by a strong, muscly rendering of the figures in a dynamic composition.

Artwork Details

Object Information
  • Title: Quos Ego
  • Designer: Willem Danielsz van Tetrode (Netherlandish, Delft ca. 1525–1580 Westphalia)
  • Engraver: Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
  • Publisher: Hendrick Goltzius (Netherlandish, Mühlbracht 1558–1617 Haarlem)
  • Date: ca. 1587
  • Medium: Engraving; first state of three
  • Dimensions: Plate: 9 7/8 x 9 15/16 in. (25.1 x 25.2 cm) [diameter]
  • Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
  • Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1932
  • Object Number: 32.123.1
  • Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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