Print Description
Triumph of the World, from The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs, plate 1.
Made by Cornelis Cort after Maarten van Heemskerck.
Medium: Engraving on handlaid paper.
Sheet size: 37.5 x 26 cm (14.76 x 10.24 inch). Image size: 29.7 x 22.3 cm. (11.69 x 8.78 inch).
Condition: good, given age. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
PEGASUS-PERSONIFICATIONS-TRIUMPH-WORLD-VICISSITUDES | PCO-EXPO-149
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published by Hieronymus Cock (c.1510-1570).
Biography engraver: Cornelis Cort (c.1533-c.1578) was a Dutch engraver and draughtsman. He spent the last 12 years of his life in Italy, where he was known as Cornelio Fiammingo.
Biography artist: Maarten van Heemskerck or Marten Jacobsz Heemskerk van Veen (1498-1574) was a Dutch portrait and religious painter, who spent most of his career in Haarlem. He was a pupil of Jan van Scorel, and adopted his teacher’s Italian-influenced style. He spent the years 1532-36 in Italy. He produced many designs for engravers, and is especially known for his depictions of the Wonders of the World.
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