Law of War and Peace

c. 1670

Romeyn de Hooghe

Associated Names
Romeyn de Hooghe

Artist, Dutch, 1645 - 1708

This is a drawing depicting an architectural scene. Classical elements like columns and a banner with the text "HVG. GROTII / DE IVRE BELLI AC PACIS / LIBRI TRES" are featured. Three figures are central: one muscular person, a female figure holding tablets, and a figure with a radiant head. Other figures are engaged in various actions, including a scene with an animal and two people near a fire or altar with scrolls. The drawing's intricate lines and textures show attention to detail, emphasizing depth and drama, typical of period engravings.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Estate of Leo Steinberg

  • Dimensions

    plate: 17.4 x 10.5 cm (6 7/8 x 4 1/8 in.)
    sheet: 20 x 12 cm (7 7/8 x 4 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2011.139.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein undesc

  • Series Title

    Hugo Grotius, De Iure Belli Ac Pacis (Amsterdam, 1670) (title page)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Leo Steinberg, New York (1920-2011); Estate of Leo Steinberg, New York; gift to NGA, 2011.

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 Hertzberger: undesc.

Inscriptions

upper center in image: HVG. GROTII / DE IVRE BELLI / AC PACIS / LIBRI TRES.; lower left in image: R de Hooghe fec et inven.; by later hand, lower right verso in graphite: #123 / 27

Wikidata ID

Q76559011

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