Bust of a Balding Man

Jan Lievens

Associated Names
Jan Lievens

Artist, Dutch, 1607 - 1674

The image shows the head and upper part of the shoulders of an older man. His facial features include prominent cheekbones, deep-set eyes, a high forehead, and a furrowed brow. His hair is thin and receding, with some curls and sparse strands on top and around the sides and back. The man's expression is neutral, and he has a few visible wrinkles and textured skin. He is dressed in a simple garment with a loose collar and a small tie detail at the neck. There is no jewelry or objects visible. The background is plain with a linear pattern of horizontal lines. The image appears to be a woodcut or engraving style with a stark black and white contrast.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    chiaroscuro woodcut with light brown tone block

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.9063

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 106, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1931

  • Five Centuries of Print Making, The Print Club of Philadelphia, 1931, no. 44.

1933

  • An Exhibition of Prints from the Collection of Lessing J. Rosenwald, Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh, PA, 1933, no. 109.

1943

  • Selections from the Rosenwald Collection, National Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1943-1944, pp. 78-79, repro.

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1894

  • Rovinski 1894, L'OEUVRE GRAVE DES ELEVES DE REMBRANDT, 70.

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1981

  • Ackley, Clifford S. Printmaking in the Age of Rembrandt. Exh. cat. Boston Museum of Fine Arts, 1981:, p.143, 91.

Wikidata ID

Q65022226

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