'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements
Design for a circular plate with the element of Water personified as a standing female figure holding a shell in her left and and leaning on an over turned vessel, which issues a stream of water and fish. This scene is shown in a medallion at center and is surrounded by a broad band with various aquatic animals and sea monsters, including two horses with fish's tails below. Plate 3 from a series of four devoted to the Four Elements.
Artwork Details
- Title: 'Aqua' in a Decorative Border with Sea Creatures, from a Series of Circular Designs with the Four Elements
- Artist: Crispijn de Passe the Elder (Netherlandish, Arnemuiden 1564–1637 Utrecht)
- Date: 1590–1612
- Medium: Engraving
- Dimensions: Sheet: 5 × 4 3/4 in. (12.7 × 12.1 cm)
- Classifications: Prints, Ornament & Architecture
- Credit Line: Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917
- Object Number: 17.3.1492
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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