Ignis (Fire), from "The Four Elements"

DimensionsSheet: 7 × 9 1/8 in. (17.8 × 23.2 cm)
Image: 6 1/2 × 8 15/16 in. (16.5 × 22.7 cm)

Accession Number 2023.72.1

Classificationsprint

CopyrightPublic Domain

SignedJ. Sadler sculp. (l,r plate)

InscriptionsIGNIS (u,c plate) Jupiter in Coelo regit omnia lumine clara Atq. creata suo cunicta Calore fouet (l,l print) Ille manu magna spargit tela aspera, et idem Igne micans summa fulgurat arce Deux. (l,r print) TBA (l,l plate)

Portfolio/Series"The Four Elements"

ProvenanceJeffrey Hunter, Des Moines; Des Moines Art Center [gift of the previous, 2023]

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