"Beveynsde Hil" and "Listighe Jorden"

c. 1564/1565

Johannes and Lucas van Doetechum after Pieter Bruegel the Elder

Associated Names
Lucas van Doetechum

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

Johannes van Doetechum the Elder

Artist, Netherlandish, 1528/1532 - 1605

Claes Jansz Visscher

Publisher, Dutch, 1586/1587 - 1652

Pieter Bruegel the Elder

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

The image shows two male portraits side by side within oval frames. The man on the left has a hood framing his face, with prominent facial features and an intense expression. The man on the right wears a cap, with curly hair seen beneath, and has a contemplative expression. Both men wear robe-like clothing. The background has lined patterns within and outside the oval frames. No jewelry or objects are visible.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.112.15

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 355, 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. 355, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65572453

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