Union of Earth and Water, by Pieter de Jode, after Rubens

An image of Union of Earth and Water. Jode, Pieter II de, printmaker (Flemish, 1606-c.1674). Rubens, Peter Paul, after (Flemish, 1577-1640). Print, unfinished working proof, circa 1635.

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Union of Earth and Water. Jode, Pieter II de, printmaker (Flemish, 1606-c.1674). Rubens, Peter Paul, after (Flemish, 1577-1640). Print, unfinished working proof, circa 1635.

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Accession Number: P.7-2001
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge.
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 80
Camera: Hasselblad H4D-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1025 pixels
Image width: 762 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.4 (Windows)
Filesize: 820.12kB
Exposure time: 1/125
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1

Key words

17th Century angels Baroque conch shell crown crowned earth female female nude Fitz_PDP Flemish nude Peter Paul Rubens Pieter de Jode II Pieter de Jode the Younger print proof Rubens shells union water winged wings

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