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c. 1595

Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Associated Names
Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1607

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows two people positioned closely together. The woman on the left is seated and facing slightly toward the viewer, while her upper body is turned slightly toward the man beside her who leans in from the right. Her facial features include full cheeks and a small, pointed chin, and her hair is styled in an elaborate updo with braids. She wears a dress with a detailed lace collar and ruffled sleeves, along with a pearl necklace and earrings. She holds a mirror in her left hand. The man wears a large hat, a mustache, and a beard; his expression seems animated, and he holds a hand out toward the woman. His clothing features a ruffled collar and pleated fabric. The background consists of engravings of foliage and a setting sun.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 17.4 × 12.4 cm (6 7/8 × 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4638

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 101

  • Series Title

    The Five Senses [Holl. 101-05]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, no. 101

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, in image, at upper right: HGoltzius Inue. / I. Sanredam / sculptor; in plate, below image, at left: I; in plate, below image: two lines of Latin verse; in plate, below image, at right: C.Schoneus ; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: 2791/II / B 95.

Wikidata ID

Q64958911

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