Onderaan staat tussen vier saters een scherm met een voorstelling van drie mensen die een boot roeien c. 1525 - 1594

This engraving, made by Hans Sibmacher, presents a complex scene framed by decorative elements. The image is made using the intaglio process, where the design is incised into a metal plate, then inked and printed onto paper. The design is an inventory of pattern and figurative elements. These linear marks create tone, texture and depth. Notice how Sibmacher uses hatching and cross-hatching to suggest form, particularly in the satyrs and the figures in the boat. The composition also includes ornament with garlands, ribbons, and grotesque masks, all meticulously rendered. Engraving was a skilled craft, demanding precision and control. The tools – burins and gravers – required years of training to master. Sibmacher likely worked within a workshop context, producing designs for a market eager for pattern books and decorative prints. This print shows how craft and art were intertwined, each dependent on the other for its vitality and relevance.