Riviergod Nijl
Cornelis Bos
1546
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
138; 226
About this artwork
Beeld van de riviergod Nijl, halfliggend, leunend op een sfinx, met een hoorn des overvloeds in zijn arm. Op de achtergrond een Romeinse ruïne.
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...