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The Four Elements
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The Four Elements

Jacob Matham | Hendrick Goltzius

1588

Medium

Engraving

Tags

Male NudesFemale Nudes

Dimensions

Sheet: 11 3/4 × 8 3/16 in. (29.8 × 20.8 cm)

Collection

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY

Credit

The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951

Classification

Prints

Department

Drawings and Prints

Rights

Public Domain

About Jacob Matham

1571–1631 • Dutch Republic

He took over Hendrick Goltzius' print publishing business probably as early as 1598. Comment on works: Engraver; Draughtsman

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