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Title Page for Heribert Rosweyde, 'T Vaders Boeck

Jan III Collaert

1617

ink

paper

From the collection of National Gallery of Art

Baroque Baroque

Dominant colour

Title Page for Heribert Rosweyde, 'T Vaders Boeck is a 1617 ink by Jan III Collaert, a Baroque work, held at National Gallery of Art.

Who painted this?: Jan III Collaert
When & what style?: 1617 · Baroque
Where can I see it?: National Gallery of Art

About this work

This print shows a busy scene with six figures arranged in a grid. At the top, two men in togas sit on a ledge, one holding a scroll. Below them, a large book sits on a pedestal with text in Dutch. Four standing figures—two on each side—look toward the book, each labeled with a name like *Elias* and *Paulus*. The bottom scene shows two women kneeling, one praying and the other pointing at a skull. The text on the book is the title of a work by Heribert Rosweyde, a 17th-century scholar. The image is an engraving, meaning it was etched into a metal plate before being printed. Look up engraving to see how artists like this created detailed prints.