Justus Lipsius

Jacques de Fornazeris

Associated Names
Jacques de Fornazeris

Artist, French, active 1570/1619

The image features a detailed engraving of a man's portrait, surrounded by intricate ornamental elements. The man is depicted in a chest-up view, facing forward with a slight turn to his left. He has sharp facial features, including a mustache and beard, and short graying hair. He is dressed in a fur-collared garment with a high-collar shirt underneath. In the elaborate oval frame around him is the name "IVSTVS LIPSVS". Flanking the frame are two female figures holding a crown and a trumpet, standing on pedestals labeled "GLORIA" and "FAMA". Below the central portrait is a smaller oval medallion labeled "MODESTIA", showing a seated draped figure with a landscape background. The engraving is adorned with scrollwork and a Latin inscription at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 21.2 × 14.8 cm (8 3/8 × 5 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.783


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unknown collection (partial stamp). Soliman Lieutaud [active 19th century], Paris, (L.2360). W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Wikidata ID

Q65358924

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