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Hearing (Auditus), Cornelis Cort, after Frans Floris

Cornelis Cort, Frans Floris

Hearing (Auditus)

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Cornelis Cort
nachFrans Floris

Hearing (Auditus), 1561

From the Series „The five Senses“

Blatt: 207 x 267.5 mm
Platte: 205 x 264.5 mm

Inventory Number: 50091

Object Number: 50091 D

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Hearing (Auditus)
From the Series „The five Senses“

Engraver

Cornelis Cort

Inventor

afterFrans Floris

Series: „The five Senses“

Production Place

Antwerp

Period Produced

16th century

Object Type

art print

Material

handmade paper

Technique

copperplate engraving

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Beschriftet in der Platte u. r.: FF. inue. h. cock excu; oben rechts neben der Personifikation: "AVDITUS"; unter der Darstellung: AVDITVS SENSORIVM EXTERIVS EST AVRIS ET CRASSVS QVIDAM IN EA AER INTERIVS VERO NERVI AB AVRIBUS AD CEREBRUM PERTINENTE

Captions Added Later: Unten links Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts, Frankfurt am Main (Lugt 2356), mit zugehöriger Inventarnummer; unten links Stempel "Brönner's Vermächtnis" (Lugt 307)

Watermark: Mittig rechts Blütenstand mit Stängel

Work Catalogues: NHD (Floris) 116 I/III
NHD (Cort) 205 I/II

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

31A32hearing, listening (one of the five senses)
31A320'Udito' (Ripa)
31D15adult woman
31A235sitting figure
48C7323(+1)lute, and special forms of lute, e.g.: theorbo (+ artist at work)
48C73musical instruments; group of musical instruments
25F24(STAG)hoofed animals: stag

Secondary

48C7334organ
48C7341drum (musical instrument)
48C7352horn, trumpet, cornet, trombone, tuba
48C7354bagpipe, musette
48C7313viol, rebec (violin-like instruments)
48C7311violin, fiddle
48C7351flute, aulos, tibia
48C74notation of music
48C741printed edition of musical score

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10.07.2026