Bernardin Realinus, Jesuit Priest

Hieronymus Wierix

Associated Names
Hieronymus Wierix

Artist, Flemish, c. 1553 - 1619

The image is a monochromatic portrait engraving of an older man. He is seated facing slightly left, holding a round cane or staff with both hands. The man has a round face with defined features, deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and thin lips. He has short, neatly cropped hair, facial stubble, and wears a long, dark robe over a high-collared shirt. The background contains circular motifs with religious insignias, and there are inscriptions in Latin at the top and bottom of the image identifying the subject and artist.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 12.4 × 7.5 cm (4 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1024

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 2151, State only

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

Bibliography

1866

  • Alvin, Louis. Catalogue raisonne de l'oeuvre des trois freres Wierix. Brussels: T.J.I. Arnold, 1866.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (The Wierix family, Zsuzsanna van Ruyven-Zeman and Harriet Stroomberg, authors). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 2151, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q65356842

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