Lot Essay
This composition relates to an engraving by Maerten van Heemskerck (F. W. Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts 1450-1700, Amsterdam, 1993, no. 486).
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The cycle of the vicissitudes of human affairs
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Circle of Maerten van Heemskerck (Heemskerck 1498-1574 Haarlem)
The cycle of the vicissitudes of human affairs
inscribed 'PERDITIO', 'VASTITAS', 'RIXA', 'FVROR', 'BLASPHEMIA', 'INOPIA', 'BELLVM', 'FAMES'
oil on canvas
23¾ x 33 7/8 in. (60.4 x 86 cm.)
The cycle of the vicissitudes of human affairs
inscribed 'PERDITIO', 'VASTITAS', 'RIXA', 'FVROR', 'BLASPHEMIA', 'INOPIA', 'BELLVM', 'FAMES'
oil on canvas
23¾ x 33 7/8 in. (60.4 x 86 cm.)
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