Cephalus and Procris in a landscape; Cephalus standing at right, Procris at left holding a spear in her chest, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
One of 246 plates in George Tenier's series Theater of Paintings.
Artwork Details
- Title: Cephalus and Procris in a landscape; Cephalus standing at right, Procris at left holding a spear in her chest, after Polidoro da Caravaggio
- Series/Portfolio: Theatrum Pictorium
- Artist: Jan van Ossenbeeck (Dutch, ca. 1624–1674)
- Artist: Intermediary draughtsman Nicolaus van Hoy (Flemish, Antwerp 1631–1679 Vienna)
- Artist: After Polidoro da Caravaggio (Italian, Caravaggio ca. 1499–ca. 1543 Messina)
- Date: 1656–ca. 1660
- Medium: Etching
- Dimensions: Sheet: 7 3/16 × 5 3/4 in. (18.3 × 14.6 cm)
- Classification: Prints
- Credit Line: The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
- Object Number: 51.501.887
- Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints
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Jan van Ossenbeeck
mid-17th century
Jan van Ossenbeeck
17th century
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1656–60
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1656–60
Multiple artists/makers
ca. 1645–47 (published 1648)
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