Title
Punished procuress, from the map by Braun and Hogenberg, by Hoefnagel (1612, c.)
Creator
Hoefnagel, George (1542-1601) (illustrator)
Braun, Georg (1540, c.-1622) and Hogenberg, Frans (c. 1539-1590) (authors)
Braun, Georg (1540, c.-1622) and Hogenberg, Frans (c. 1539-1590) (authors)
Date
1612, c.
Description
Image of a punished procuress in the map of the city of Seville found in the work by Braun and Hogenberg, (1612-1618). Civitates orbis terrarvm. Coloniae Agrippinae: apud Petrum à Brachel, sumptibus auctorum. From the inscription on the page it is understood that the illustration is or is based on the illustration by George Hoefnagel (1593 in Frankfurt am Main) that he gave to D. Nicholas Maleparte.
Description of the scene:
"This engraving of Seville offers a distant view of the city. Hoefnagel is more concerned, however, with the figures in the foreground, where a punishment scene is unfolding: a procuress or an adulteress, bared from the waist up, has been smeared with honey and is swarming with bees. The cuckold follows behind, wearing large antlers and a string of Bells. The procession is accompanied by magistrates. In the centre Hoefnagel and Maleparte watch the scene." (Description in the Sanderusmaps webpage (Ghent, Belgium):
https://sanderusmaps.com/our-catalogue/antique-maps/europe/spain-and-portugal/antique-map-panoramic-view-of-seville-by-braun-and-hogenberg-16694, Archived in: https://web.archive.org/web/20231217151219/https://sanderusmaps.com/our-catalogue/antique-maps/europe/spain-and-portugal/antique-map-panoramic-view-of-seville-by-braun-and-hogenberg-16694)
Description of the scene:
"This engraving of Seville offers a distant view of the city. Hoefnagel is more concerned, however, with the figures in the foreground, where a punishment scene is unfolding: a procuress or an adulteress, bared from the waist up, has been smeared with honey and is swarming with bees. The cuckold follows behind, wearing large antlers and a string of Bells. The procession is accompanied by magistrates. In the centre Hoefnagel and Maleparte watch the scene." (Description in the Sanderusmaps webpage (Ghent, Belgium):
https://sanderusmaps.com/our-catalogue/antique-maps/europe/spain-and-portugal/antique-map-panoramic-view-of-seville-by-braun-and-hogenberg-16694, Archived in: https://web.archive.org/web/20231217151219/https://sanderusmaps.com/our-catalogue/antique-maps/europe/spain-and-portugal/antique-map-panoramic-view-of-seville-by-braun-and-hogenberg-16694)
Source
Fragment taken from the work. Found at the Library of Congress, repository name: Library of Congress Geography and Map Division Washington, D.C. 20540-4650 USA dcu:
https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200m.gct00128c/?sp=21&r=0.159,0.092,0.993,0.624,0
Archived in:
https://web.archive.org/web/20231217144951/https://www.loc.gov/resource/g3200m.gct00128c/?sp=21&r=-0.062,0.068,1.111,0.899,0
Library of Congress Control Number: 2008627031
Digital Id:
Format
Hand coloured illustration.
Dimensions: 43 cm
Dimensions: 43 cm
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