Speculum Romanae Magnificentiae: Eight Women Sacrificing to Priapus
Cornelis Bos|Lambert Lombard
16th century
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 9 5/8 x 12 5/8 in. (24.5 x 32.1 cm) plate: 6 7/8 x 9 5/16 in. (17.5 x 23.7 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1941
Accession Number
41.72(2.125)
Tags
AnimalsWomen
About the Artist
Cornelis Bos|Lambert Lombard · 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...