Maximilianus II

1604

Crispijn van de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image depicts a figure on a horse in an engraving. The person is seated upright on the horse, which is shown mid-stride. The man has facial features that include a beard, mustache, and short styled hair. He is dressed in armor with a cape, and holds a baton. The horse is decorated with a feathered plume. The background shows buildings, domes, and towers, along with smaller figures in motion. The name "MAXIMILIANVS. II" is inscribed above, with text below.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of John O'Brien

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 14 × 10.2 cm (5 1/2 × 4 in.) cut within platemark

  • Accession Number

    2012.122.8

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein 664

  • Series Title

    The Emperors of Germany (plae 9)

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

John O'Brien, Charles Town, WV; gift to NGA, 2012.

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: no. 664

Inscriptions

upper center in image: MAXIMILIANVS II; lower center in plate: Nil Maiestar divina Modestia; Bell. / Nil Studium summo Paris detraxit Amor / Omni sic Pariter, prout res tempusq, ferebant., / Egit: et hunc numero quis Divinum ascribere nolit!; lower left in plate: G Ens panaebat; lower right in plate: C. de pas ex

Wikidata ID

Q76561107

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