Baruch

published 1613

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet

Associated Names
Theodor Galle

Artist, Flemish, c. 1571 - 1633

Jan van der Straet

Artist After, Flemish, 1523 - 1605

The image shows a portrait of a man framed within an oval. The man is depicted seated with his body slightly turned to his right but facing forward. He has curly, short hair and a full beard showing intricate detailing. He is wearing a robe with a visible collar and decorative trims, featuring elaborate patterns and button details. The man is gesturing with his right hand palm facing up, while his left hand is resting on an unseen surface. Above him, the name "Baruch" is engraved in the surrounding border within an elaborate frame. Simple lines fill the background.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.7 x 13.7 cm (6 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 x 19 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.7.f

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 9, State i/ii

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Dr. Clarence S. Brigham; Grolier Club, New York; (David Tunick Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1974.

Associated Names

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. (Johannes Stradanus, Marjolein Leesberg, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 9, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: 6.; around oval in plate: Aduentum Christi in carnem, postremaq mundi BARVCH. Tempora praedico, praemoneoq pios.

Watermarks

close to Heawood 2894

Wikidata ID

Q75125597

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