Caption

Portrait of Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert, Image de divers hommes, print, Portrait of scholar, writer and artist Dirck Volckertsz. Coornhert. At the bottom in the margin a three-line text in French., printmaker: Frans van der Steen, Antwerp, after drawing by Hendrick Goltzius, publisher: Joannes Meyssens, 1649, paper, engraving, gravure, height 160 mm x width 114 mm, A black and white engraved portrait of an older man shown from the waist up, seated and turned slightly to his left, with a bald forehead and curly hair at the sides, a full beard and mustache, and deep-set eyes looking forward; he wears a high ruffled collar beneath a loose garment with visible folds and textured shading, and a darker cloak draped over one shoulder; one hand rests on a flat surface holding a folded sheet of paper; the background includes crosshatched shading and the suggestion of a paneled wall or architectural block behind him.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A95_137

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53.1Mb (8.8Mb) / 12.0in x 17.2in / 3596 x 5166 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Dirck Volckertsz Coornhert Image de divers hommes print scholar writer artist Dirck Volckertsz bottom margin three-line text French printmaker Frans van der Steen Antwerp drawing Hendrick Goltzius publisher Joannes Meyssens 1649 paper engraving gravure height 160 mm x width 114 mm black white engraved portrait older man shown waist up seated turned slightly left bald forehead curly hair sides full beard mustache deep-set eyes looking forward wears high ruffled collar beneath loose garment visible folds textured shading darker cloak draped shoulder hand rests flat surface holding folded sheet background includes crosshatched shading suggestion paneled wall architectural block