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Arnout van Beresteyn

c. 1579

Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image depicts an engraved portrait showing the upper body of a man. He is slightly turned to his left and looking confidently at the viewer. The man has defined facial features with a mustache and a beard. His hair is styled neatly and short, receding slightly at the forehead. He is dressed in elaborate Renaissance clothing, including an ornate ruffled collar and a detailed garment. The background is plain, and the image is framed in an oval with an inscription that includes "AETA 23," indicating his age at the time of the portrait's creation.

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Artwork overview

Medium

engraving on laid paper
Credit Line

Gift of Ruth and Joseph Bromberg in memory of their son, Michael
Dimensions

overall (diameter): 4.2 cm (1 5/8 in.)
Accession Number

1990.24.1
Catalogue Raisonné

New Hollstein 1996, no. 206

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1993

Graven Images: The Rise of Professional Printmakers in Antwerp and Haarlem, 1540-1640, Mary and Leigh Block Gallery, Evanston, Illinois; Ackland Art Gallery, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, no. 60.

Bibliography

1921

Hirschmann, Otto. Verzeichnis des graphischen Werks von Hendrick Goltzius (1558-1617) mit Benutzung der durch E.W. Moest hinterlassenen Notizen zusammengestellt. Leipzig: Verlag von Klinkhardt und Biermann, 1921. Reprint. Braunschweig: Klinkhardt &Bie

1993

The New Hollstein Dutch & Flemish Etchings, Engravings and Woodcuts, 1450-1700. Rotterdam: Sound & Vision Interactive, 1996-: no. 206.

Inscriptions

around top circumference in plate: TOVSIOVRS OV IAMAIS. (Always or Never) AETA. 23.

Wikidata ID

Q74884655

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