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Portrait of Baldassare Castiglione, Balthazar, conte, de, Castillion, print, book illustration, printmaker: Nicolas de Larmessin (I), after painting by Rafaël, publisher: François Foppens, Brussels, 1682, paper, engraving, letterpress printing, engraving with text in letterpress, height 188 mm x width 137 mm, height 335 mm x width 203 mm, Print used for: Bullart, Isaac. Académie des Sciences et Arts contenant les vie et éloges his. the people's illustrations show their excellence and their professions in their environment throughout their lives. Brussels: François Foppens, 1682. The book was also published in Amsterdam in 1682 by the heirs of Daniel Elzevier. Each portrait is an illustration accompanying the biography of an artist or scholar. Most of the portraits were produced by Nicolas de Larmessin (162), 93 by De Boulonois and a third by unidentified printmakers. This concerns an illustration on p. 321, part II., Person, Baldassare Castiglione, historical persons, portrait of a writer, A black and white engraved portrait of a bearded man wearing a large, wrapped turban and layered robes, shown from the chest up inside a bordered rectangle; the figure has deep-set eyes and a full curly beard, with detailed shading and crosshatching creating texture in the fabric and hair, and the surrounding paper shows printed decorative elements and blocks of text below the portrait.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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Portrait Baldassare Castiglione Balthazar conte de Castillion print book illustration printmaker Nicolas de Larmessin I painting Rafaël publisher François Foppens Brussels 1682 paper engraving letterpress printing text letterpress height 188 mm x width 137 mm height 335 mm x 203 mm Print Bullart Isaac Académie des Sciences et Arts contenant les vie et éloges people's illustrations excellence professions environment lives book was also published Amsterdam heirs Daniel Elzevier portrait illustration accompanying biography artist scholar portraits produced 162 93 De Boulonois third printmakers concerns illustration p 321 part II Person historical persons writer black white engraved bearded man wearing large wrapped turban layered robes shown chest up inside bordered rectangle figure deep-set eyes full curly beard detailed shading crosshatching creating texture fabric hair surrounding paper printed decorative elements blocks portrait