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The five senses, after Dirk Hals

Title
The five senses, after Dirk Hals [graphic] / D. Hals, inventor; C. Kittensteyn, fecit.
Author
Kittensteyn, Cornelis van
Publication
[Netherlands] : C.I. Visscher, [1650?]

Details

Additional Authors
Hals, Dirck, 1591-1656.
Description
5 prints ; etching; 20 x 24 cm.
Summary
Aristocratic man peering through telescope as woman and another man look on; couple listening to man playing violin; man presenting woman with flower, dog sitting at their feet; man smoking, woman drinking, and monkey eating a melon; man and woman sitting together in front of hearth, man touching woman's breast, as servant turns down bed. Some images show individuals in gardens.
Subject
  • Aristocracy (Social class)
  • Courtship
  • Dogs
  • Eating & drinking
  • Flowers
  • Gardens
  • Hearing
  • Interiors
  • Monkeys
  • Music > Performance
  • Household employees
  • Senses and sensation
  • Sex
  • Smell
  • Taste
  • Touch
  • Vision
Genre/Form
  • Allegories.
  • Etchings.
  • Prints – Dutch – 17th century.
  • Genre prints.
Note
  • Title devised by cataloger.
  • Prints numbered, each with legend in Latin naming sense depicted, and on print 1: D. Hals, Inventor, C. Kittensteyn, fecit in margin, and C. I. Visscher, execudebat, in image.
Indexes/Finding Aids (note)
  • Detailed finding aid available.
Call Number
Arents Prints 96-22
OCLC
NYPG95-F319
Author
Kittensteyn, Cornelis van, etcher.
Title
The five senses, after Dirk Hals [graphic] / D. Hals, inventor; C. Kittensteyn, fecit.
Imprint
[Netherlands] : C.I. Visscher, [1650?]
Indexes
Detailed finding aid available.
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Added Author
Hals, Dirck, 1591-1656. Artist
Research Call Number
Arents Prints 96-22
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