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Frans Huys

115 works

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Engraving of a seated woman holding a ewer beside a draped curtain, with a town and hills in the background.

Delfische Sibille

1546

Engraving of the seated Cumaean Sibyl reading an open book beside a tree, with classical ruins behind her.

Sibille van Cumae

1546

Engraving of a seated sibyl holding an open book, gesturing beside a classical pillar, with a domed building in the distance.

Sibille van Erythrae

1546

Engraving of a seated woman in a turban reading an open book, with ruined arches and hills behind her.

Hellespontische Sibille

1546

Engraving of a seated sibyl in a headscarf holding an open book, with an arch and classical column behind her.

Frygische Sibille

1546

Engraving of a seated woman playing a lute beside a tree, with ruins and landscape behind her.

Tiburtijnse Sibille

1546

Engraved Flemish village street with houses, figures at windows, a barrel roller, a bread carrier and a fishing boat on a riv

A Flemish Village with Ten Proverbs on Laziness

n.d.

Engraved village scene with idle people at windows, a fisherman, a basket carrier and a boat on water, with verses below.

Spotprent op de luiheid

1550

Etching of many sailing ships on choppy sea, with a distant coastline and smoking hill at upper right.

Verschillende schepen op zee, ca. 1550

1540

Engraving of people skating on a frozen canal before a city gate, with a covered wagon on a bridge and bare trees.

Skating before the St. George's Gate, Antwerp

1558

Engraving of a three-masted ship on rough seas near a rocky coast, with winged figures Daedalus and Icarus flying under the s

Armed Three-Master with Daedalus and Icarus in the Sky

Engraving of a three-masted warship with full sails and a smaller galley on rough open sea under a cloudy sky.

Armed Three-Master on the Open Sea, Accompanied by a Galley

Engraving of two galleys and a three-masted ship on the sea, with mythological chariots and horses in the clouds above.

Two Galleys behind an Armed Three-Master with Phaethon and Jupiter in the Sky

1565

Engraving of a large armed four-masted sailing ship on rough sea, with a distant town and smaller ships on the horizon.

Armed Four-Master Sailing towards a Port

1565

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship anchored in calm water near a walled city, with rowboats and sailboats nearby.

Armed Three-Master Anchored near a City

1565

Engraving of three sailing ships anchored near a fortified island with a round tower under a cloudy sky.

Four-Master (Left) and Two Three-Masters Anchored near a Fortified Island with a Lighthouse

1565

Engraved portrait of Erasmus seated at a desk with an open book, hourglass, inkwell, and a window view of a harbor town.

Portret van Desiderius Erasmus

1555

Engraving of three sailing ships anchored near a fortified island with a round lighthouse tower and rowboats on calm water.

Four-Master and Two Three-Masters Anchored near a Fortified Island with a Lighthouse, from The Sailing Vessels

c. 1560-62, published 1665

Engraved ornamental cartouche with a Latin Epictetus inscription, flanked by birds, masks and foliage on a hatched background

Cartouche met een tekst van Epictetus

1557

Engraved cartouche with scrolling strapwork and mask heads framing a Latin Bible verse from Romans 13.

Cartouche met een tekst uit het Bijbelboek Romeinen

1555

Engraved cartouche with scrolls and a lion mask framing a Latin quotation by Cicero, on an album page.

Cartouche met een tekst van Cicero

1557

Engraved ornamental cartouche with grotesque mask, ram's head and putti framing a Latin inscription by Seneca.

Cartouche met een tekst van Seneca

1557

Engraving of an armed four-masted ship putting out to sea past a fortified city, with a small sailboat on rough waves.

Armed Four-Master Putting Out to Sea from The Sailing Vessels

ca. 1555-56

Engraving of an armed three-masted ship anchored near a walled city, with smaller boats and rowers in the water.

Armed Three-Master Anchored Near a City from The Sailing Vessels

ca. 1555-56

Engraved bust portrait of a woman in a jeweled hood, ruff collar and pendant with a pearl drop.

Portret van Maria I van Engeland

1555

Engraving of Moses leading a bound man before a crowned seated figure labelled Sundt, with winged figures and arcades.

De Mens geconfronteerd met Mozes en de heerschappij van de Zonde

1546

Engraving with two arched scenes: a woman with a torch labelled Vernuft, and a kneeling penitent man labelled Mensch at an al

Vernuft en de boetvaardige mens

1546

Engraving of a nude sinner pursued by a skeleton beneath an angel, and on the right dragged toward hell by demons and skeleto

De zondige Mens door Gods toorn tot de hel gedreven

1546

Engraving of a man admiring himself in a mirror beside a sleeping man and the Trinity in clouds, with Dutch inscriptions.

De Mens bewondert zichzelf en is blind voor de Drie-eenheid

1546

Engraving of the Annunciation beside allegorical figures Vernuft, Mensch and Christus, framed by arches and columns with vers

Annunciatie /De Mens tussen Vernuft en Christus

1546

Engraved cartouche with scrolling strapwork and grotesque masks framing a Latin inscription, on a page numbered 97.

Cartouche met een tekst uit het Bijbelboek Prediker

1555

Engraving with two arched scenes: winged Conscience and Despair beside a fallen man, and a skeleton Death leading him toward

De Mens gekweld door Geweten en Vertwijfeling en het vinden van de Genade Gods

1546