"Dief-achtighe Tijs" and "Nies Spoel-de-Nap"

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

This image is a print featuring two separate portraits, side by side, each encased in an oval frame. On the left, the portrait depicts a man's upper body in profile, facing left. He has a pronounced nose and chin, with thin eyebrows and deeply set eyes; his hair is mostly concealed by a cap, but visibly curly at the ends. He appears to be wearing a simple garment or cloak. On the right, the portrait shows a woman also from the upper body, turned slightly to the left, but looking to the viewer's right. Her face is wrinkled, with pronounced cheekbones and a broad grin. She is wearing a hooded garment that covers her head. Both portraits are set against a background designed with horizontal lines, which adds texture to the image. The artwork style indicates it could be from an earlier period, possibly a historical or classical style of printmaking.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Andrew W. Mellon Fund

  • Accession Number

    1975.112.28

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    New Hollstein, no. 368, 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. 368, state ii/iii.

Wikidata ID

Q65572478

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