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DimensionsSheet: 6 7/8 × 8 15/16 in. (17.5 × 22.7 cm)
Image: 6 3/8 × 8 11/16 in. (16.2 × 22.1 cm)
Accession Number 2023.72.2
Classificationsprint
CopyrightPublic Domain
SignedT.B.Amft: iuet Joa: Sadeler scalps: (l,l plate)
InscriptionsMARE (u,c plate) Quem penes arbitrium vas ti manet æquoris omne Per tua, Neptune ô, regna tridente potens. (l,l print) Da facilem ratibusq viam facilesq recursus Hanc Deux humanis adÿce rebus opem. (l,r print)
Portfolio/Series"The Four Elements"
ProvenanceJeffrey Hunter, Des Moines; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2023]
Mare (Water), from "The Four Elements"
Image Not Available for Mare (Water), from "The Four Elements"
Image Not Available for Ignis (Fire), from "The Four Elements"
Ignis (Fire), from "The Four Elements"
Jan Sadeler I
Dirck Barendsz
1587
Image Not Available for Aer (Air), from "The Four Elements"
Aer (Air), from "The Four Elements"
Jan Sadeler I
Dirck Barendsz
1587
Image Not Available for Terra (Earth), from "The Four Elements"
Terra (Earth), from "The Four Elements"
Jan Sadeler I
Dirck Barendsz
1587
Image Not Available for The Entombment
The Entombment
Jan Sadeler I
after Theodor B. Amst
date unknown
Image Not Available for Aqua / L'Eau (Water), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Aqua / L'Eau (Water), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Louis de Boullogne
1718
Image Not Available for L'Eau (Water), from "Une semaine de bonté, où les sept éléments capitaux. Roman" (A Week of Kindness, or the Seven Deadly Elements. A Novel.) Deuxième Cahier: Lundi/ Élément: L'eau (Water)
L'Eau (Water), from "Une semaine de bonté, où les sept éléments capitaux. Roman" (A Week of Kindness, or the Seven Deadly Elements. A Novel.) Deuxième Cahier: Lundi/ Élément: L'eau (Water)
Max Ernst
1934
Image Not Available for Water, from "The Four Elements"
Water, from "The Four Elements"
1640-1660
Image Not Available for Terra / La Terre (Earth), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Terra / La Terre (Earth), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Louis de Boullogne
1721
Image Not Available for Aer / L'Air (Air), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Aer / L'Air (Air), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Louis de Boullogne
1718
Image Not Available for Ignis / Le Feu (Fire), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Ignis / Le Feu (Fire), from the series "Les Quatre Éléments" (The Four Elements)
Louis de Boullogne
1717
Image Not Available for System Elements Positive and Negative
System Elements Positive and Negative
Jan Kubícek
1969
Image Not Available for Le Lion de Belfort (The Lion of Belfort), from "Une semaine de bonté, où les sept éléments capitaux. Roman" (A Week of Kindness, or the Seven Deadly Elements. A Novel.) Premier Cahier: Dimanche/ Élément: La Boue (Mud)
Le Lion de Belfort (The Lion of Belfort), from "Une semaine de bonté, où les sept éléments capitaux. Roman" (A Week of Kindness, or the Seven Deadly Elements. A Novel.) Premier Cahier: Dimanche/ Élément: La Boue (Mud)
Max Ernst
1934