Twee olifanten
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
88; 131
About this artwork
gravure
Art Historical Context
### Twee Olifanten (Two Elephants) Created in 1594 by Dutchaver Nicolaes de Bru, *Twee olifanten* is a delicate engraving measuring just 88mm high by 131mm wide. De Bruyn, active in Antwerp during the late Renaissance, was renowned for his intricate reproductive prints and detailed depictions of animals, landscapes, biblical scenes. This small-scale work exemplifies the flourishing printmaking tradition in the Spanish Netherlands, where Antwerp served as a hub for disseminating art to a wide audience through affordable engravings. Elephants, exotic marvels in 16th-century Europe, rarely appe...
About the Artist
Nicolaes de Bruyn · 1571–1656
Nicolaes de Bruyn was a Flemish printmaker born in Antwerp in 1571, active during the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries and known primarily for his large, elaborately detailed engravings of landscapes, hunting scenes, and biblical and mythological subjects. He trained in the tradition of Flemish reproductive engraving and was deeply influenced by the work of his contemporaries and pre...