"Keesje Licht-hart" and "Verblinde Swaen"

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 contains two oval portrait frames with busts of individuals in profile position. The first person on the left has an open-mouthed expression, short hair, and is wearing a cap and garment covering the shoulders. The second person on the right has pronounced facial wrinkles, a thin face, a focused expression, and is covered with a hood. The background in the frames is plain, and the surrounding space is filled with patterned lines creating a textured effect. No visible jewelry or objects are present, and the image is monochromatic with shades of black and white.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.112.27

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 367, 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. 367, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65572477

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