Abraham Janssens
The Four Elements

The Four Elements

Public Domain

ArtistNetherlandish, 1575–1632
CultureNetherlandish
Titles
  • The Four Elements
Datec. 1615
MediumOil on canvas
Dimensions64 7/8 × 78 3/8 in. (164.8 × 199.1 cm)
Credit LineSarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, Houston
Object numberBF.1977.3
Non exposé

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Department
Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation
Object Type
ProvenanceHeintz Lützenfischer, Rastatt, Germany; [Dorotheum, February 10, 1976, lot 56]; [Robert Noortman Gallery, London]; purchased by the Sarah Campbell Blaffer Foundation, 1977.

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