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c. 1595

Jan Pietersz Saenredam after Hendrik Goltzius

Associated Names
Jan Pietersz Saenredam

Artist, Dutch, 1565 - 1607

Hendrick Goltzius

Artist After, Dutch, 1558 - 1617

The image shows a couple seated closely together. The woman is on the left, facing the man while holding a basket of flowers. She has classic facial features with curled hair. She wears a dress and a pearl necklace. The man is on the right, leaning towards her, with wavy hair, and wearing a garment with ruffled sleeves. He is holding a flower and touching a dog in front of the woman. The background includes a vase with flowers on a ledge. The scene is intricately engraved with detailed textures and features. Latin text is included at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    engraving on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed within platemark): 17.6 × 12.4 cm (6 15/16 × 4 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.4640

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein, no. 103

  • Series Title

    The Five Senses [Holl. 101-05]

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge

Inscriptions

recto: in plate, below image, at left: 3; in plate, below image: two lines of Latin verse; verso: at lower left in graphite in later hand: B 97

Markings

recto: none; verso: National Gallery of Art

Watermarks

to be identified

Wikidata ID

Q64958926

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