Saint Philip

c. 1545

Lambert Suavius

Associated Names
Lambert Suavius

Artist, Flemish, c. 1510 - 1567

The image depicts a person standing with their left arm bent and resting on a ledge above their head, while the right hand is placed on their hip. The person has a prominent nose, long, thick beard, curly hair covered by a piece of cloth wrapped around the head, and is dressed in a long flowing garment. They are barefoot and stand on a surface surrounded by archways and stone ruins. The surrounding architecture is composed of tall stone columns and arches, and the background features foliage growing among the ruins.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 19.9 x 9.2 cm (7 13/16 x 3 5/8 in.)
    sheet: 25 x 14 cm (9 13/16 x 5 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2002.124.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

D'Arenberg Collection, Brussels and Westphalia (Lugt 567). (Hill and Stone Incorporated, 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. 16.

Inscriptions

lower left in image: SVAVIVS INVE; lower right in image: 8

Watermarks

High Crown

Wikidata ID

Q76347156

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