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Jan Harmensz. Muller
Arion Saved by the Dolphincirca 1590

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Engraving of a muscular, bearded nude male figure riding a large marine creature through stormy seas, holding a harp, with Latin text along the bottom border
Artist or Maker
Jan Harmensz. Muller
Holland, Amsterdam, 1571-1628
After
Claes Jansz Visscher
Holland, Amsterdam, 1587-1652
Title
Arion Saved by the Dolphin
Place Made
Holland
Date Made
circa 1590
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
Sheet: 19 x 23 in. (48.26 x 58.42 cm); plate: 13 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. (35.24 x 35.24 cm); image: 13 x 13 5/8 in. (33.02 x 34.61 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. W.R. Valentiner
Accession Number
57.44.27
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Selected Bibliography
  • Bartsch, Adam von. The Illustrated Bartsch. New York: Abaris Books, 1978.
  • Hollstein, F. W. H. Dutch and Flemish Etchings, Engravings, and Woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Amsterdam: M. Hertzberger, 1949.