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Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574

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  • A dilapidated hay wain, pulled by emaciated donkeys (Mental and Physical Weakness) is driven by a young man (Torpor) and carries two women in rags (Poverty and Humility) while three women (Fragility, Patience and Servitude) accompany the cart; representing the attributes of human existence. Engraving by Cornelis Cort, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.
  • John baptises Christ in the Jordan. Engraving by P. Galle, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.
  • The patriarch Asher milking a goat, men ploughing and sowing the fields, and the goddess Ceres holding a scythe; a cornucopia lies on the ground. Etching by D. Coornhert after M. van Heemskerck.
  • The blinding of Tobit by bird-droppings falling on his eyes. Woodcut by M. van Heemskerck.
  • The burial of Saint Stephen. Engraving by C. de Visscher after M. van Heemskerck.
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    The torments of Job under a swirling sky dominated by God. Engraving by M. van Heemskerck, 1563.

    Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574. | Date: 1563 | Reference: 20086i
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    Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego. Engraving by P. Galle after Maarten van Heemskerck.

    Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574. | Reference: 11020i
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    A dilapidated hay wain, pulled by emaciated donkeys (Mental and Physical Weakness) is driven by a young man (Torpor) and carries two women in rags (Poverty and Humility) while three women (Fragility, Patience and Servitude) accompany the cart; representing the attributes of human existence. Engraving by Cornelis Cort, 1564, after M. van Heemskerck.

    Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574. | Date: [1564] | Reference: 38965i
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    Peter cures the sick by casting his shadow upon them. Engraving by C.J. Visscher (?) after M. van Heemskerck.

    Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574. | Reference: 24792i
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    The patriarch Asher milking a goat, men ploughing and sowing the fields, and the goddess Ceres holding a scythe; a cornucopia lies on the ground. Etching by D. Coornhert after M. van Heemskerck.

    Heemskerk, Martin van, 1498-1574. | Date: [1550] | Reference: 30141i
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