Martin de Vos

Aegidius Sadeler II after Joseph Heintz the Elder

Associated Names
Aegidius Sadeler II

Artist, Flemish, c. 1570 - 1629

Joseph Heintz the Elder

Artist After, Swiss, 1564 - 1609

This is a detailed engraving featuring a portrait of a man shown from the shoulders up. The man is positioned in a three-quarter view, gazing towards the viewer or slightly to the side, with his head slightly tilted downwards. He has a round, full beard and curly hair tinged with gray. His expression is calm and dignified. He wears ornate clothing with a fur-trimmed collar and a richly decorated patterned garment underneath. The portrait is set within an oval frame, surrounded by classical architectural elements and flanked by two allegorical female figures. The woman on the left is dressed in a helmet and armor, while the woman on the right carries a caduceus. Above the man's head is a crest with an animal and a Latin inscription. The background is an intricately detailed architectural setting reminiscent of a grand hall or temple.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 28.8 × 22.7 cm (11 5/16 × 8 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1201


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

2010

  • Robison, Andrew. "German Drawings for the National Gallery of Art: The Wolfgang Ratjen Collection." NGA Bulletin, Spring 2010: 4, fig. 3.

Wikidata ID

Q65214191

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