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Nicolaes Cornelisz. Witsen

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Etching of the ruined Egmond castle with round towers beside a moat, two anglers, a rowboat and a swan on the water.

Ruïne van het Kasteel van Egmond

1656

Etching of a bearded figure beside a reclining nude on rocks, surrounded by animals and birds, with Latin verses below.

Schepping van de mens

1659

Etching of a crowned god gesturing toward a sun and crescent moon above clouds and chaotic terrain, with Latin caption below.

God schept de wereld vanuit de Chaos

1659

Engraving of nude figures in a pastoral landscape under fruit trees, with Latin verse captions below.

Gouden Eeuw

1659

Etching of a farmer plowing with an ox in a hilly landscape, with a thatched cottage and seated women at left.

Zilveren Eeuw

1659

Etching of armed warriors fighting near a walled city and harbor, with a fallen soldier and a Latin verse below.

IJzeren Eeuw

1659

Etching of giants piling rocks and hurling boulders while gods fight in the clouds above, with Latin verse below.

Strijd tussen de goden en Giganten

1659

Etching of Jupiter addressing a council of gods on clouds, with giants and a city by the sea below.

Jupiter vraagt de Olympische goden om raad

1659

Etching of nude figures fleeing a flood under heavy rain, one woman reaching for a tree branch, with a boat in the distance.

Zondvloed van Deucalion

1659

Etching of a wolf-headed man fleeing a burning courtyard while a crowned figure watches from a colonnaded hall.

Jupiter verandert koning Lycaon in een wolf

1659

Etching of Deucalion and Pyrrha on a mountain peak after the flood, with a boat above and sea creatures in the water below.

Neptunus bedreigt de aarde met zijn drietand

1659

Etching of two figures throwing stones that become people beside a columned rotunda, illustrating Ovid's Metamorphoses Book I

Deucalion en Pyrrha scheppen een nieuw mensenras

1659

Etching of Apollo with a bow beside a slain coiled python, with Latin inscriptions above and below the scene.

Apollo doodt de python

1659

Etching of Apollo chasing the nymph Daphne through a forest landscape, with grazing animals in the background and Latin text.

Apollo en Daphne

1659

Etching of Apollo chasing Daphne as she turns into a laurel tree, with Cupid aiming a bow above and Latin verses below.

Daphne verandert in een laurierboom

1659

Etching of Jupiter chasing the nymph Io through a wooded landscape under clouds, with Latin verse below.

Jupiter achtervolgt Io

1659

Etching of Jupiter and Io from Ovid's Metamorphoses: a cow in a landscape, a seated figure, and a crowned goddess among cloud

Jupiter en Io

1659

Etching of Mercury playing a flute beside a shepherd with a staff, cattle and a dog under a tree, with Latin verses below.

Mercurius en Argus

1659

Etching of Pan chasing the nymph Syrinx through tall reeds, with Latin title and verse caption below.

Pan en Syrinx

1659

Etching of Mercury standing over the slain Argus in a landscape, with a horned cow and birds nearby.

Mercurius doodt Argus

1659

Etching of two fishermen in a small boat hauling a large turtle from the sea under a cloudy sky.

Vissers op zee vangen een schildpad

1656

Etching of a man and woman dancing together, with a table and jug at right and a scroll inscription above.

Dansend boerenpaar

1656