"Ritze Stijn" and "Schurckje Sonder-Baerdt"

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 features two head-and-shoulders portraits of elderly individuals in oval frames. On the left, an older woman is seen in profile facing right, with her hair covered by a hood or loose fabric. On the right, an older man is depicted in profile facing left, with distinct facial features. Both are set against a lined background in an engraving style with fine details.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.112.20

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 360, 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. 360, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65572461

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