Isabella Clara Eugenie as a Nun

Lucas Emil Vorsterman after Sir Anthony van Dyck

Associated Names
Lucas Emil Vorsterman

Artist, Flemish, 1595 - 1675

Sir Anthony van Dyck

Artist After, Flemish, 1599 - 1641

The image shows an engraving of a person depicted from the waist up, seated in a frontal position. The person has a solemn expression, with a rounded face and small, closed lips. Their hair is covered by a dark veil. They are dressed in a formal, loose-fitting robe or habit with a lighter garment underneath that ties at the neck. The person's hands are clasped together, holding the edge of their dark veil. The background is filled with fine lines suggesting a textured backdrop, and there is a caption on the lower part of the image identifying the person as Serenissima D. Isabella Clara Eugenia.

Media Options

This object’s media is free and in the public domain. Read our full Open Access policy for images.

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 24.6 × 15.2 cm (9 11/16 × 6 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.700

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 23, State ii/iv


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Unknown collection "GM" (L.1179). W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (Anthony Van Dyck, Simon Turner, author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 23, state ii/iv.

Wikidata ID

Q65361550

You may be interested in

Loading Results