# The Four Elements: Water

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BEUCKELAER, Joachim](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on canvas, 159 x 215 cm

## Commentary

The allegoric painting represents a fish market with the biblical scene The Miraculous Draught of Fishes in the background. &lt;P&gt; &lt;TABLE ALIGN=LEFT CELLPADDING=5 BORDER=1 WIDTH=320 BGCOLOR=&#34;\#99CCCC&#34;&gt; &lt;TR VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt;&lt;TD&gt;&lt;IMG SRC=&#34;/support/gif/listen.gif&#34; BORDER=0 VALIGN=MIDDLE&gt; Suggested listening \(streaming mp3, 28 minutes\):&lt;BR&gt;&lt;A HREF=&#34;\#&#34; onClick=&#34;w=window.open \(&#39;/music1/18\_cent/handel\_watermusic.html&#39;, &#39;newWin&#39;, &#39;scrollbars=yes,status=no,dependent=yes,screenX=0,screenY=0,width=350,height=350&#39;\);w.opener=this;w.focus\(\);return true&#34;&gt;&lt;B&gt;George Frideric Handel: Water Music, Suite No. 1&lt;/B&gt;&lt;/A&gt; &lt;/TD&gt;&lt;/TR&gt;&lt;/TABLE&gt;

## Related artworks

- [Christ in the House of Martha and Mary](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/christ-in-the-house-of-martha-and-mary-r2e2275210007a7>)
- [Christ on the Cross](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/christ-on-the-cross-ra02916bb4fff70>)
- [Kitchen Interior](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/kitchen-interior-r78a52653b5be1f>)
- [Market Peasants](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/market-peasants-rfae8bdeb2debcb>)
- [Market Scene \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/market-scene-detail-r6e5fc5f7a6dae8>)
- [Market Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/market-scene-r8570efe01329ad>)
- [Market Scene](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/market-scene-rf2651e478cf980>)
- [Market Woman with Fruit, Vegetables and Poultry \(detail\)](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/market-woman-with-fruit-vegetables-and-poultry-detail-r3ebf994f76685a>)
- [Market Woman with Fruit, Vegetables and Poultry](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/market-woman-with-fruit-vegetables-and-poultry-rc133867dc35bef>)
- [Slaughtered Pig](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/slaughtered-pig-r98c612fea7bf15>)
- [The Cook](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/the-cook-r37a2425e252574>)
- [The Flight into Egypt](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/beuckelaer-joachim-r1ab935c1e18a19/the-flight-into-egypt-rf2acbf6a3c80d5>)

## Attribution

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