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Cornelis Cort

Dutch artist (c. 1533–1578)

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Field of work
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Images from the collections

Images by Cornelis Cort

28 images from works
  • Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata. Engraving by C. Cort, 1575, after G. Muziano.
  • The annunciation with figures from the Old Testament. Etching by C. Cort after F. Zuccari, 1571.
  • 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.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna is being attended upon while Mary receives her first bath. Line engraving by C. Cort, 1578, after G. Penni.
  • Saint Francis of Assisi receiving the stigmata. Engraving by C. Cort, 1575, after G. Muziano.
  • Prometheus bound to a rock, his liver eaten by an eagle. Engraving by C. Cort, 1566.
  • Saint Jerome. Engraving by C. Cort, 1573, after G. Muziano.
  • Saint Dominic Guzman. Engraving after C. Cort, 1573, after B. Spranger.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna is being attended upon while Mary receives her first bath. Line engraving by C. Cort, 1578, after G. Penni.
  • An old man discourses with a woman with a bird on her head; representing dialectic. Engraving by C. Cort, 1565, after F. Floris, c. 1557.
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Works from the collections

25 works

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    • Online

    The rape of Lucretia by Tarquin. Line engraving by C. Cort after Titian, 1571.

    Titian | Date: 1571 | Reference: 42779i
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    The Annunciation to the Virgin. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian.

    Titian | Date: 1500-1599 | Reference: 21627i
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    • Online

    Saint Jerome. Engraving by C. Cort after Titian, 1565.

    Titian | Date: 1565 | Reference: 5670i
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    Saint Mary Magdalen. Engraving by C. Cort, 1573, after G. Muziano.

    Girolamo Muziano | Date: [1575/1578] | Reference: 6672i
    • Pictures
    • Online

    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.

    Maarten van Heemskerck | Date: [1564] | Reference: 38965i
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Frequent collaborators

Girolamo Muziano
Titian
Q543948

Related topics

Women in Christianity
Christianity
Death
Education, Medieval
Books
Learning and scholarship
Science - History
Women - Mythology

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