Object number1964.1
The Mocking of Ceres
Date1646
Artist
Wenceslaus Hollar
(Bohemian, 1607-1677)
CultureBohemian
MediumEtching
DimensionsImage: 12 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (31.12 x 23.5 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (32.39 x 25.08 cm)
Sheet: 12 3/4 x 9 7/8 in. (32.39 x 25.08 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase
On View
Not on viewPeriod17th c
Classification(s)
SignedSigned and dated (LR): W. Hollar fecit aqua forti 1646
InscribedInscribed (LL): AElsheimer pinxit; (below print): Dum frugum genitrix, tadas accendit in Aetna / Et toto natam quarit in Orbe suam, / Victa sitit conspecsit anum Linphamque rogavit / Oranti Linpham Rustica dulce dedit, / Dum bibit acceptum, risit puer improbus illam / Nec satis hoc quidam dixerat ille Deam; / Ridentem Liquida sertur saprisse polenta / fugisset, sed iam stellio factus erat.
Catalogue raisonnéParthey 273BibliographyParthey 273.Vassar Exhibitions
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Wenceslaus Hollar
1780-1790
Culture: Bohemian
Max Klinger
1880
Culture: German
