ca. 1600
Netherlands
Object qualities
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Objectbook / magazine / album: Print ornament & architecture
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Author of the objectAdriaen Collaert
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Type of arts & crafts
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MediumEngraving
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SizeSheet: 6 5/8 Г— 6 9/16 in. (16.9 Г— 16.6 cm)
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Geography details
Netherlands -
Country today
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Dateca. 1600
Source of information
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Type of sourceDatabase “Metropolitan Museum of Art”
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Fund that the source refers toMetropolitan Museum of Art
Description
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Design for a circular plate with Neptune seated on a shell being drawn by horses at left, set in a seascape. Plate 3 from a series of four plates, each showing a mythological figure associated with the sea in a medallion at center, surrounded by a broad border with various sea monsters and creatures.
