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Beached Whale Images in Sixteenth-Century Antwerp: Symbols of Humanity's Dominion over the Earth
Hardcover
Series: Visual and Material Culture, 1300-1700
Art HistoryGeneral ArtGeneral European History
ISBN13: 9789048566242
Publisher: Routledge
Published: Apr 16 2026
Pages: 186
Weight: 1.14
Height: 0.50 Width: 6.69 Depth: 9.61
Language: English
This book examines a small group of sixteenth-century Antwerp artworks depicting the butchering of beached whales, revealing how these images represent a pivotal moment in European attitudes toward nature.
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