Portret van de kunstenaar Jan van der Straet (Johannes Stradanus), Hendrick Goltzius, after Johannes Wierix, after Jan van der Straet, before 1581 - c. 1583

Title(s)

Portret van de kunstenaar Jan van der Straet (Johannes Stradanus)

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-OB-10.161

Catalogue reference

• The Illustrated Bartsch 187
• Hollstein Dutch 217-1(2)

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 240
• inscription: ‘Joes Stradanus.’

Description

Portret van Jan van der Straet (ook bekend onder zijn gelatiniseerde naam Johannes Stradanus), in ovaal met figurale omlijsting. In de omlijsting zijn de personificaties van de Schilderkunst, Tekenkunst en Architectuur met hun diverse attributen verwerkt.

Artist

• print maker: Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object)
• after own design by: Hendrick Goltzius
• after print by: Johannes Wierix
• after design by: Jan van der Straet

Place

Haarlem

Dating

before 1581 - c. 1583

Material

• paper

Technique

engraving

Measurements

height 103 mm × width 82 mm

What

• portrait, self-portrait of artist
• 'Architectura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ architecture; 'Architettura' (Ripa)
• 'Pictura', symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ painting; 'Pittura' (Ripa)
• symbolic representations, allegories and emblems ~ drawing
• neck-gear ~ clothing (with NAME) (+ men's clothes)

Who

• Jan van der Straet

Acquisition

transfer 1816

Copyright

Public domain

• Netherlandish artists : Hendrik Goltzius, p. 174, cat.nr. 187
• Goltzius - Heemskerck, p. 70, cat.nr. 217