Bust of a Young Man

1613

Christoffel van Sichem I after Jacob Matham

Associated Names
Christoffel van Sichem I

Artist, Dutch, 1546 - 1624

Jacob Matham

Artist After, Dutch, 1571 - 1631

The engraving shows a person from the shoulders upwards, in a semi-profile position looking to the right. The person has expressive eyes, a straight nose, and slightly parted lips. Their curly hair cascades around the head and shoulders. They wear an ornate headpiece with plumes and decorative motifs, and clothing with a patterned design and embroidered collar. The person holds a piece of cloth or scroll, with their hand partially visible on a ledge. The background is plain with linear shading for depth. An inscription at the bottom reads "I. Matham Inv. I. Eschem scalu" with the date 1613.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    woodcut on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 31.6 × 21.7 cm (12 7/16 × 8 9/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1971.36.9

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 386

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

2007

  • The Baroque Woodcut, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2007 - 2008

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Jacob Matham, Lena Widerkehr, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 386.

Inscriptions

recto: in block, at lower left: 1613.; in block, at bottom left: I Matham.In. / CVSichem.sculps.

Watermarks

none

Wikidata ID

Q65508046

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