Joel

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 from the chest up. He is positioned in a half-length side profile, facing to the left. The man's facial features include a prominent nose, a thoughtful expression, and a curly beard. He has curly hair peeking out from under a headband. He is wearing a draped garment. His right hand is resting on a ledge or railing in front of him, with the fingers partially curled. The portrait is framed by an oval border, with text written along its edges. The background inside the frame is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.6 x 13.4 cm (6 15/16 x 5 1/4 in.)
    sheet: 24.3 x 19.1 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1974.55.7.j

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 13, 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. 13, state i/ii.

Inscriptions

lower right in plate: 10.; around oval in plate: Explico Iudaeae terrae Eruca, Locufta, IOEL. Bruchus, Rubigo sint paritura mali.

Wikidata ID

Q75125614

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