HUYS, Frans
(b. ca. 1522, Antwerpen, d. ca. 1562, Antwerpen)

Naval Battle in the Strait of Messina

1561
Engraving, printed from two plates, 426 x 706 mm
British Museum, London

This print, made after Pieter Bruegel the Elder, depicts several ships in the foreground with the burning of the city of Reggio in Calabria at upper left, the eruption of Mount Etna at right behind the city of Messina.