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Representation of the element fire in the form of a naked man with flaming hair striking a rock with a flint. In the background a group of people around a fire above which hangs a cauldron. At the top of the scene the word 'Ignis' (fire). Below the image two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of the four elements, each represented by a personification, behind whom figures perform actions associated with the particular element. Each depiction has a two-line Latin caption, The element fire Ignis (title on object) The four elements (series title), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (attributed to), Karel van Mander (I), (attributed to), publisher: Joos de Bosscher, (attributed to), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1588 - 1592, paper, engraving, h 163 mm × w 204 mm.

Representation of the element fire in the form of a naked man with flaming hair striking a rock with a flint. In the background a group of people around a fire above which hangs a cauldron. At the top of the scene the word 'Ignis' (fire). Below the image two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of the four elements, each represented by a personification, behind whom figures perform actions associated with the particular element. Each depiction has a two-line Latin caption, The element fire Ignis (title on object) The four elements (series title), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (attributed to), Karel van Mander (I), (attributed to), publisher: Joos de Bosscher, (attributed to), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1588 - 1592, paper, engraving, h 163 mm × w 204 mm.
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Representation of the element fire in the form of a naked man with flaming hair striking a rock with a flint. In the background a group of people around a fire above which hangs a cauldron. At the top of the scene the word 'Ignis' (fire). Below the image two lines of text in Latin. This print is part of a series of the four elements, each represented by a personification, behind whom figures perform actions associated with the particular element. Each depiction has a two-line Latin caption, The element fire Ignis (title on object) The four elements (series title), print maker: Jacob de Gheyn (II), (attributed to), Karel van Mander (I), (attributed to), publisher: Joos de Bosscher, (attributed to), print maker: Netherlands, publisher: Amsterdam, 1588 - 1592, paper, engraving, h 163 mm × w 204 mm
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5398 x 4324 px | 66.8 MB
Print size:
45.7 x 36.6 cm | 18.0 x 14.4 in (300 dpi)