Iconography

GODS AND MYTHS

River gods / Census of ancient art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Rome, Palazzo Senatorio / Nile (facing left)
River gods / Census of ancient art known to the Renaissance / Known Prototypes / Rome, Palazzo Senatorio / Tigris (facing right)

MAGIC AND SCIENCE

Geography / The earth / Rivers / Nile
Geography / The earth / Rivers / Tigris

Further details

Marcus Aurelius ('Commodus'), fomrerly considered to be from Sassi or Fanese collection, Mercury Farnese; accepted as Aenes (sic) Farnese by Michaelis (JdI 1891, p. 172), Egger objected (see Hülsen Egger I, p. 42), Bober, 1957, p. 70, acquiesces on grounds of provenance, see Bober-Rubinstein, 1986

Artist or creator

Vos, Maarten de (1532-1603) (attributed)
anonymous

Date

1560 (circa)

Location

Amsterdam, Rijksprentenkabinet, inv. 1935, no. A 45

Associated persons

Ian Jones (Photographer (digital))

Book, text or document (source of image)

Vos, Marten de. Sketchbook. Folio: 6r.

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Acknowledgements

Record created with the generous support of the Dean’s Development Fund, School of Advanced Study’

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