Aluaso Semedo

1657

Balthasar Moncornet

Associated Names
Balthasar Moncornet

Artist, French, c. 1600 - 1668

The image depicts a man seated and facing the viewer. He has a long, pointed beard and wears a tall headpiece. His head is slightly turned to his left. The man has deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and a calm expression. He is wearing a long robe-like garment and a mantle or wide sash. The portrait is framed within an oval with a decorative border. In the top left corner, there is a crest with a coat of arms containing three symbols. The background features diagonal hatched lines, creating texture. The image appears to be engraved.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    plate: 16.5 x 11.6 cm (6 1/2 x 4 9/16 in.)
    sheet: 25.1 x 18.1 cm (9 7/8 x 7 1/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1991.208.65

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Le Blanc, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1854

  • Le Blanc, Charles. _Manuel de l'amateur d'estampes, contenant le dictionnaire des graveurs de toutes les nations, dans lequel sont decrites les estampes rares, precieuses et interessantes avec l'indication de leurs differents etats et des prix auxquels

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: B. Moncornet excudit; lower left in plate: 1657.; across bottom in plate: P. Aluaro Semedo Portughese, della Comp. a di Giesu, Venuto a Roma / Procurator delle prou. del Giapone et della China nell'an. 1642.

Wikidata ID

Q75120868

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