Aser

c. 1585; published 1643

Jan Sadeler I after Crispen van den Broecke

Associated Names
Jan Sadeler I

Artist, Netherlandish, 1550 - 1600

Claes Jansz Visscher

Publisher, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

Crispin van den Broeck

Artist After, Netherlandish, 1523 - c. 1591

The image shows a man standing with one foot forward and one hand on a table. He has a full beard and shoulder-length wavy hair, and wears a knee-length tunic with a draped blue garment over one shoulder. The man has red sandals. Next to him is a table covered with a purple cloth, holding golden vessels, fruits, and an ornate pitcher with a lion design. In the background are mountains and a large column. The name "Aser" is displayed at the top of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    hand-colored engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    overall (cut within platemark): 21.5 x 14.5 cm (8 7/16 x 5 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.128.8.a

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 70, State ii/ii

Associated Artworks

See all 5 artworks

The Twelve Sons of Jacob

Jan Sadeler I, Claes Jansz Visscher

1580

The image depicts a figure, Ruben, standing upright. He is resting one hand on a cow and holding a jug in the other hand. The figure has an old facial expression, with a long gray beard and mustache, and is wearing a blue turban. He wears a colorful robe and a sash, standing on grass next to a cow and a goat. In the background, there is a landscape with a small house, hills, trees, buildings, and a sky with clouds.

Ruben

Jan Sadeler I, Claes Jansz Visscher

1585

The image shows a man with his back to the viewer, standing with one arm outstretched to his side. The man has a muscular build and a beard. He wears an ornate gold helmet with blue and green detailing, a green tunic with patterns, a red draped garment, and blue greaves. He is barefoot and holds a flag pole with a blue banner. In the background, there is a battle scene with soldiers and a fortified structure. The ground is grassy and there is text at the bottom of the image.

Levi

Jan Sadeler I, Claes Jansz Visscher

1585

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Kunsthandlung Helmut H. Rumbler, Frankfurt am Main); purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. 72 vols. Amsterdam, 1980: XXI (Johannes Sadeler I), no. 70, ii/ii.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Crispijn van den Broeck, Ursula Mielke, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2011: Part I, no. 58, ii/ii.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate: ASER; lower right in plate: .9.; in margin below image, in plate: Pingne solum tibi dona tulit cerealia multa, / Nec Asaro desunt munera bacche tuae. / Regibus hinc prodes multis uinoq[ue] paneq[ue] / Temperat a[m]brosias cum tura dapes. (The fat earth has brought you many gifts of corn. Nor does Aser lack your bounty, Bacchus. Thus you serve many kinds with wine and bread, when the fruits of the earth help to temper the exquisite meals. [translation from Veldman, Ilja M., and H. J. de Jonge, "The sons of Jacob: the twelve patriarchs in sixteenth-century Netherlandish prints and popular literature," Simiolus, vol. 15 (1985), no. 3, p. 196.])

Wikidata ID

Q76343314

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