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Artists›Cornelis Bos

Cornelis Bos

1506⚠

WA-00025278

PrintmakingRenaissance

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None documented

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80%

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Authority Records (1)

WikidataQ5171219

Field Verification (7 fields)

1 cross-verified · 6 single-source

Is PublishedManual· 100%✓
Birth yearArtsy· 92%
Death yearWikidata· 92%
BiographyWikidata· 92%
NationalityArtsy· 92%
Primary mediumWikidata· 92%
DeceasedWikidata· 92%

Source Registry (1)

Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5171219
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

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Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Renaissance

Medium

Printmaking

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

Canonical record

Artworks (29)

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The Triumph of Silenus

1585 · Lead

11 1/2 × 33 in. (29.2 × 83.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Triumph of Bacchus

1580 · engraving

Sheet: 10.3 x 27.7 cm (4 1/16 x 10 7/8 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Abimelech overhandigt duizend zilverlingen aan Abraham

1555 · engraving on paper

height: 70 cm, width: 84 cm

Rijksmuseum

Het leven van Abraham

1555 · engraving on paper

height: 70 cm, width: 84 cm

Rijksmuseum

Abraham en Melchisedek

1555 · engraving on paper

width: 84 cm, height: 70 cm

Rijksmuseum

Sara verstoot de zwangere Hagar

1555 · engraving on paper

width: 84 cm, height: 70 cm

Rijksmuseum

The River Nile

1546 · Engraving on paper

Sheet (trimmed): 14.4 × 20.9 cm (5 11/16 × 8 1/4 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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The Forge of Vulcan

1546 · Engraving

sheet: 11 3/16 x 14 13/16 in. (28.4 x 37.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Prodigal Son Squandering his Inheritance on Harlots

1543 · Engraving on ivory laid paper

Sheet (trimmed): 22.4 × 33.8 cm (8 7/8 × 13 5/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 43)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 44)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 45)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 46)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 48)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 50)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 52)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 53)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 53)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 36)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series fof Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 34)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 47)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 49)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 51)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

WattsOS

Series of Cartouches, in: Targhe ed altri ornati di varie e capricciose invenzioni (Cartouches and other ornaments of various and capricious invention, page 35)

1540 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 7/8 × 10 5/16 in. (20 × 26.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (5)

29 published of 39 catalogued · 17 with image

The Met
22 published
Rijksmuseum
4 published4 img
Art Institute Chicago
2 published2 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 10 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 4)

4 entries · 1 sources

Abimelech overhandigt duizend zilverlingen aan Abraham
1555 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Triumph of Bacchus
1580 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Het leven van Abraham
1555 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Sara verstoot de zwangere Hagar
1555 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Renaissance

Collections2

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago

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In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

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