Hyems, from Four Seasons
c. 1589
Medium
Engraving on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 10.3 × 13.3 cm (4 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.); sheet: 18.1 × 24.3 cm (7 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)
Classification
engraving
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
267940
Art Historical Context
**Hyems, from *Four Seasons*** *Philips Galle, c. 1589* *Engraving ivory laid paper* *Plate: 10.3 × 13.3 cm (4 1/16 × 5 1/4 in.); Sheet: 18.1 × 24.3 cm (7 3/16 × 9 5/8 in.)* *Art Institute of Chicago Prints and Drawings Department* Step into the chilly embrace of with *Hyems* (Latin for "winter"), one of Philips Galle's enchanting engravings from hisFour Seasons* series, around 1589. This intimate print captures the stark beauty of the season, likely featuring frosty landscapes and human activities adapted to the cold—a common motif in Northern Renaissance art that celebrated the cycl...
About the Artist
Philips Galle · 1537–1612
Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...