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Hieronymus Wierix

Associated Names
Hieronymus Wierix

Artist, Flemish, c. 1553 - 1619

The image features two figures. One person is positioned on the left, resting with eyes closed and head tilted back, supported by the other figure on the right. The first person has shoulder-length hair, a beard, and a mustache, with a draping cloth covering his bare chest. The second person, wearing a headscarf or hood, looks slightly upward with a gentle expression. Both figures have circular halos above their heads. The woman holds the man's body with both hands, and a decorative script is present at the bottom of the image.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Accession Number

    1980.45.2256

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 703, State only


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1866

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

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 Hertzberger, 1949-, no. 703, state only.

Wikidata ID

Q74033653

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