Allegorie met verschillende martelingen van mensen door monsterlijke figuren
Cornelis Bos
1516 - 1555
Medium
letterpress printing
Dimensions
759; 532
About this artwork
houtsnede; gedrukt van meerdere houten blokken; tekst in boekdruk
About the Artist
Cornelis Bos · 1510–1556
Cornelis Bos (c. 1506/10–before 1555), a Netherlandish engraver, printseller, and publisher born in 's-Hertogenbosch, emerged as a pivotal figure in the Antwerp print trade during the mid-16th century. His early life remains sparsely documented, with no records of formal training or mentors, though he was active in Antwerp by 1537, producing his earliest known engraving, *Prudence and Justice*, af...