Circle of Maarten van Heemskerck

Estimate

3,000 - 4,000 GBP

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Description

Maarten van Heemskerck
The Cycle of the Vicissitudes of Human Affairs
inscribed throughout: PERDITIO/ VASTITAS/ RIXA/ FUROR/ BLASPHEMIA/ INOPIA/ BELLUM/ FAMES
oil on canvas

Catalogue Note

The design follows an engraving by Maarten van Heemskerck (Hollstein, Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, 1450-1700, Amsterdam 1993, no. 486.I).