Allegory of the Air, Anselmus Boëtius de Boodt, after Giuseppe Arcimboldo, 1596 - 1610 drawing Allegory of the element air. Head of a man in profile, made up of all kinds of different birds, to Arcimboldo. Cut out and glued. The Dutch names later added to the magazine. Part of the first album with drawings of birds. Third of twelve albums with drawings of animals, birds and plants known around 1600, commissioned by Emperor Rudolf II. With explanation in Dutch, Latin and French. Prague paper. watercolor (paint). deck paint. ink brush / pen air (one of the four elements). birds

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