Orpheus Taming the Animals
Orpheus Taming the Animals

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Orpheus Taming the Animals,

ca. 1588

Adriaen Collaert, Flemish, 1560–1618
after Adam van Noort, Flemish, 1561–1641
2008-1090

Information

Title
Orpheus Taming the Animals
Dates

ca. 1588

Maker
Adriaen Collaert
after Adam van Noort
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 23.6 × 31.6 cm (9 5/16 × 12 7/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of David B. Long in honor of Merritt Cornell Long
Object Number
2008-1090
Place Made

Europe, Belgium, Antwerp

Inscription
Inscribed in plate, lower center: Adam . van Oert invent. Signed in plate, lower right: Adrian. Collaert Sculp. Et excud. Titled below plate, lower center: ORPHEVS. Four lines of Latin inscribed in plate below image center, from left to right: ORPHEVS arte lyrae doctus, rapidos stitit amnes, […] Dura hominum eloquio mitigate ingenia. / C. Kil. D.
Reference Numbers
Hollstein 412
Culture
European, Flemish
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
landscapes (representations), figures (representations), animals, men, mythology, nudes

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