Saint Simon

1545

Lambert Suavius

Associated Names
Lambert Suavius

Artist, Flemish, c. 1510 - 1567

The image shows a bearded man standing in an arched environment. He is leaning on his left elbow against a surface, with his left hand supporting his head, as he gazes at an open book resting on the surface. He has long wavy hair, a thick curly beard reaching his chest, and wears a draped garment covering one shoulder. The setting is architectural with stone-like textures, a semi-circular archway, a halo-like circle above his head, and a shield design on the pillar beside him.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet (cut within platemark): 19.7 x 8.9 cm (7 3/4 x 3 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.38.2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 12, State ii/ii

  • Series Title

    Christ, the Twelve Apostles, and Saint Paul

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Private collection ABV (not in Lugt). L. Lépingle, Brussels (d. 1903)(Lugt 1731). (Hill-Stone Inc., New York); purchased 2002 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vol. XXVIII (Lambert Suavius, compiled by Dieuwke de Hoop Scheffer and George S. Keyes). Blaricum: Van Gendt B.V., 1991; no. 12, state ii/ii.

Inscriptions

loer left in plate: L; lower right in plate: L.SVAVIVS / INVNE / 1545

Wikidata ID

Q76347136

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