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The Cycle of Change in Human Affairs: Triumph of Poverty
The Cycle of Change in Human Affairs: Triumph of Poverty
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The Cycle of Change in Human Affairs: Triumph of Poverty

Artist (Netherlandish, 1522–1590)
Artist (Dutch, 1498–1574)
Publisher (Flemish, about 1510–1570)
Date1564
Mediumengraving on cream laid paper
Dimensions22.3 x 29.7 cm (plate), 26.9 x 37.3 cm (sheet)
ClassificationsPrints
Credit LineSarah C. Garver Fund
Object number1975.90
Label TextA farmer’s son from North Holland, Heemskerck ran away from home to apprentice himself to a Delft painter, and later to Jan van Scorel in Haarlem. In 1532 he traveled to Rome carrying Scorel’s letters of introduction. He studied ancient and Renaissance works of art and literature, and even assisted Battista Franco and Francesco Salviati on their temporary decorations for the visit of Charles V to Rome in 1536. Heemskerck returned to Haarlem to build a successful painting practice and—like an Italian master—to design hundreds of prints.
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