Rudolph II, Roman Emperor

1596

Crispijn van de Passe I

Associated Names
Crispijn van de Passe I

Artist, Dutch, c. 1565 - 1637

The image shows a man's upper body, including his head, shoulders, and upper torso. He is facing slightly to the right but looking directly at the viewer. The man has a beard and mustache, neatly styled medium-length facial hair, and is wearing a tall, cylindrical hat. His hair is cropped on the sides and voluminous on top. He wears elaborate attire typical of the Renaissance period, with a large ruffed collar and a decorated garment with a chest band. The oval frame surrounding him contains intricate engravings and Latin text. The background features a textured pattern, and there are illustrated birds perched on both sides of the oval border.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 13.5 × 9.9 cm (5 5/16 × 3 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.14.1047

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, Vol. XV, no. 819


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

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

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

Wikidata ID

Q65222532

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