De smidse van de cyclopen, Cornelis Cort, 1572
Cornelis Cort, portraitCornelis CortDutch, 1533–1578

De smidse van de cyclopen

1572 · Print

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Where is “De smidse van de cyclopen” now? Collection: Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Unknown.

Rijksmuseum

Amsterdam, Netherlands

The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.

Source
The museum

About the work

Museum text in Dutch

De cyclopen zijn bezig in de smidse wapentuig te smeden. Vier cyclopen slaan met hamers op het aambeeld. Een ander haalt ijzer uit het vuur. Een leeuw kijkt naar de werkende cyclopen.

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Accession number
RP-P-H-K-43

What it shows

In the catalog

Sources

In the life of Cornelis Cort

The whole life
  1. 1569–1571 · Workplace

    Florence

  2. 1570s

    Roman School of Engravers and Work for Lafreri

    In Rome he worked extensively for the publishing house of Antonio Lafreri and founded a famous school of engravers that produced a whole line of skilled masters; his manner was later developed by Agostino Carracci.

  3. 1571–1572 · Workplace

    Venice

  4. 1572 – March 1573 · Workplace

    Rome

All works

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