Georg Tradel

1605

Dominicus Custos

Associated Names
Dominicus Custos

Artist, Netherlandish, 1550 or after - 1612

Christoph Mang

Publisher, German, active 1603 - 1624

The image shows a bust of a man in an oval frame with an intricate decorative border. The man has a prominent forehead, full cheeks, and a thick short beard and hair. He wears a collared garment. The border features classical motifs, including female figures on either side of the frame holding different objects. Above the man's portrait is an emblem with swirling designs, while below is a heraldic shield with lion figures. Additional decorative elements like fruits and ram heads are present. The background has a dense pattern, and there is Latin text below the main image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 22.1 × 12.7 cm (8 11/16 × 5 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1176

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 1151 and no. 1152

  • Series Title

    Clarissimorum Aliquot Litteris

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

1996

  • The New Hollstein German Engravings, Etchings and Woodcuts, 1400-1700. (Dominicus Custos, Jörg Diefenbacher, author). Ouderkerk aan den Ijssel: Sound & Vision Publishers, 2002: nos. 1151 and 1152.

Wikidata ID

Q65222697

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