"Baef Schol-becx" and "Spruyt Vroegh-bedorven"

c. 1564/1565

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Lucas van Doetechum

Artist, Netherlandish, active 1554-1572; died before 1589

Claes Jansz Visscher

Publisher, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Artist After, Netherlandish, c. 1525/1530 - 1569

The image is an engraving depicting two individuals, each shown from the shoulders up within separate oval frames. The person on the left is wearing a headscarf that drapes over their head and rests on their shoulders. Their facial features are pronounced, with a furrowed brow and deep-set eyes. The person on the right has high cheekbones, a prominent nose, and thin lips, and is wearing a soft beret-like hat. The background within the ovals is lined, providing contrast to the detailed features of the subjects, while the remainder of the background is plain and unadorned.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.112.11

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 351, State ii/iii

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1908

  • Bastelaer, Rene van. Les estampes de Peter Bruegel l'ancien. Brussels: G. van Oest et Cie, 1908.

1993

  • The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. (van Doetecum family, Henk Nalis author). Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-, no. 351, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65572441

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