Cornelis Jacobsz DrebbelDutch, 1572–1633Tactvs
May one see it?
Unknown
Amsterdam, Netherlands
The owner is known; whether it is on view today is not.
- Source
- The museum
About the work
In the museum's own words — in Dutch
Personificatie van het Gevoel, een naakte vrouw met een slang om haar rechterbeen loopt in een landschap. Vijfde prent uit een serie met de vijf zintuigen gegraveerd door N.J. Clock en C.J. Drebbel.
Rijksmuseum
Particulars
- Accession number
- RP-P-OB-102.456
What it shows
In the catalog
Sources
- Rijksmuseum
- Image: Rijksmuseum — public domain
Meanwhile, in the life of Cornelis Jacobsz Drebbel
The whole life1587–1595 · Workplace
Haarlem
1595
Marries Sophia Goltzius and settles in Alkmaar
He marries Sophia Jansdochter Goltzius, the younger sister of Hendrick Goltzius; the couple have at least six children, of whom four survive. Drebbel works at first as a painter, engraver and cartographer, but is in constant need of money because of his wife’s profligate lifestyle.
1598
Obtains a patent for a water-supply system and perpetual clockwork
Drebbel obtains a patent for a water-supply system and a sort of perpetual clockwork.
