Maarten de Vos (1532–1603), after - Allegory of Hearing, Auditus, Woman with a Lute and a Stag, after de Vos, Cool – Engraving (c. 1600)

"Auditus" is a copperplate engraving by Pieter Cool after Maarten de Vos, from a series of the Five Senses published in Antwerp around 1600. Hearing is shown as a woman playing a lute under a tree, surrounded by a viol, a harp, a lyre, recorders and open music books, with a stag listening beside her and a castle on a hill in the distance; Latin verses are below.

Series of the Five Senses, each shown as a woman with her attributes and an animal, were a favourite theme of Antwerp print publishers in the late sixteenth century and were used as models by painters and decorators.

Maarten de Vos (1532-1603) was a Flemish painter and draughtsman in Antwerp, one of the most prolific designers of prints of his time, whose drawings were engraved by the Sadelers, the Wierixes, the Collaerts and others.

Artist or Maker: Maarten de Vos
Dimensions: Approximately 35 cm x 46 cm (13.8 in x 18.1 in)
Medium: Engraving
Date: c. 1600
SKU: RPM-1

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