Hearing

c. 1595

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1607

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows two individuals from about the waist up. The person in the foreground is sitting with a slight turn to their right, their eyes downcast as they play a keyboard instrument. They have a detailed expression, with their hair styled in small curls framing the face and tied back. They are wearing an ornate garment featuring a ruffled collar and intricate embroidery along the sleeves and bodice. A necklace is visible, and they are wearing earrings. The second person stands slightly behind and to the right, holding what appears to be a book or music sheet and looking towards it. They have similar styled hair but it is swept back from the face. The background includes detailed foliage and drapery.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 17.5 × 12.3 cm (6 7/8 × 4 13/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4639

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 102

  • Series Title

    The Five Senses [Holl. 101-05]

Artwork history & notes

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

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: 2; in plate, below image: two lines of Latin verse; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: B 96

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64958913

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