The female personification of the element Water is riding a chariot of triumph, pulled by seahorses Under her arm is a tilted urn from which water is flowing On the cart symbols of the zodiac, ie ibex, waterman and fish corresponding to the months of December, January and February In the background on the beach, a woman is talking to a crowned nereid In the frame in the margin a two-line caption in Latin, Water Four Elements, print maker: Antonie Wierix (II), (mentioned on object), Marten van Cleve (I), (attributed to), publisher: Eduwart van Hoeswinckel, (mentioned on object), Antwerp, 1565

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