Beeld van een faun met Bacchus op zijn schouders

About this artwork

plaatrand: hoogte 376 mm x breedte 195 mm

Art Historical Context

Cornelis Cort's *Beeld van een faun Bacchus op zijn sch* (Statue of a Faun Bacchus on His Shoulders), created around 1570–1575, is a striking engraving measuring 376 mm high by 195 mm wide. As a leading Dutch engraver of the Northern Renaissance, Cort was renowned for his meticulous reproductive prints, often based on designs by masters like Titian or Stradanus. Working in Antwerp during a vibrant era of artistic exchange between Italy and the Netherlands, he helped popularize classical themes through the burgeoning print medium. The image captures a dynamic mythological scene: a muscular fau...

About the Artist

Cornelis Cort · 1533–1578

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