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Two Peasant Women, from the series Otia delectant (The Praise of Sloth), ca. 1625 - 1650

  • etching, burin engraving, paper
  • 109 x 151 mm
  • Inv. 2014-KO-4

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This work is part of a series of sixteen copies in mirror image after the print series engraved by Cornelis Bloemaert after Abraham Bloemaert's design drawings (Roethlisberger 1993, I, pp.231-236, nos.297-312, II, fig.434-449). The series was published by Marcus Sadeler in Munich.

Artist

Anonymous Master
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Cornelis II Bloemaert RKD
Utrecht 1603 - Rome 1692
after

Abraham Bloemaert RKD
Gorinchem 1566 - Utrecht 1651
after

Marcus Sadeler RKD
Munich 1614 - circa 1650 - 1660
publisherAAT

Title Two Peasant Women, from the series Otia delectant (The Praise of Sloth)
Date ca. 1625 - 1650
Period 17th century
Location Munich TGN TGN
Medium and support etching AAT
burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings printed inscription outside the depiction, below: Ne quicquam gressum celerare negotia suadent, // Dum requiem languor fessaq[-] membra petunt.
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
etching AAT
Inventory number 2014-KO-4
Acquisition credit unknown
2014
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2014-KO-4
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/11546/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300055866 allegory (artistic device) AAT
Keywords Iconclass 31A72 female sex; woman Iconclass
31AA231 standing figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31AA235 sitting figure - AA - female human figure Iconclass
31D13 adolescent, young woman, maiden Iconclass
31D17 old woman Iconclass
35 pastorals, Arcadian scenes Iconclass
41A7751 container made of plant material other than wood: basket Iconclass
46AA14 farmers - AA - female farmer, farmer's wife Iconclass
48(+431) art (+ copy, copying ~ work of art) Iconclass
School / Style Baroque AAT
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