Caption

Portrait of Joannes Nomsz, print, writer, poet and playwright. Next to the portrait and putto with an etching needle and on the left a laurel wreath, lyre, sheets of paper with writing on them and the symbol of eternity, the Ouroboros., FMP 3900-f, printmaker: Reinier Vinkeles (I), Amsterdam, after painting by Daniël Bruyninx, 1772, paper, etching, engraving, height 143 mm x width 90 mm, Person, Joannes Nomsz, tools, implements of graphic artist, cupids: 'amores', 'amoretti', 'putti', cithara, psaltery, serpent Ouroboros, honouring the artist with laurel wreath, A finely detailed black and white engraved portrait shows a man in an oval frame wearing a dark coat with decorative buttons and a ruffled cravat, his hair styled and tied at the back, looking slightly toward the viewer. A draped cloth with textured folds hangs above and around the frame. To the right and overlapping the frame, a chubby child with curly hair and a cloth draped around the lower body sits on a ledge, reaching toward the man's face with a small brush or pen. On the left edge of the frame, laurel leaves and a ribboned object rest beside a rolled sheet partially unrolled on the ledge. The lower portion of the image shows a rectangular plinth with crosshatched shading beneath the figures.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26B42_050

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42.0Mb (11.8Mb) / 10.0in x 16.4in / 2989 x 4908 (300dpi)

Keywords

Portrait Joannes Nomsz print writer poet playwright Next portrait putto etching needle left laurel wreath lyre sheets paper writing them symbol eternity Ouroboros FMP 3900-f printmaker Reinier Vinkeles I Amsterdam painting Daniël Bruyninx 1772 etching engraving height 143 mm x width 90 mm Person tools implements graphic artist cupids amores amoretti putti cithara psaltery serpent Ouroboros honouring artist finely detailed black white engraved man oval frame wearing dark coat decorative buttons ruffled cravat hair styled tied back looking slightly viewer draped cloth textured folds hangs frame right overlapping chubby child curly hair cloth draped lower body sits ledge reaching man's face small brush pen left edge laurel leaves ribboned object rest beside rolled sheet partially unrolled lower portion image rectangular plinth crosshatched shading beneath figures