Artwork
Jacques de la Faille
Jacques de la Faille is an ink print by the Renaissance artist Hendrick Goltzius. It dates from 1580 and is held in the collection of the National Gallery of Art.
- Inscription
- Inscribed:in oval frame around portrait, in plate: LEGES TVERI, ET PATRIAM DEVENDERE, ARMATVS ADSTO, ET PRO SALVTE CIVIVM. PERIRE FORTIS, SANGVINEMQVE EFFVNDERE. HAC VNA VIRTVS CIVIS, ET BONI DVCIS.; at left of oval frame, in plate: HG; at right of oval fram, in plate: Fe; in cartouche below portrait, in plate: Harman Adolfsz. excudit. Harlem.
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Overview
The engraving 'Jacques de la Faille' is a 1580 work by Hendrick Goltzius, a prominent printmaker and draftsman of the early Baroque period.
Subject & Meaning
The print is a portrait of Jacques de la Faille, a French art collector, showcasing Goltzius's skill in capturing the subject's personality through facial expression and attire.
Technique & Style
Created using the precise technique of engraving, the work exemplifies Goltzius's technical mastery and attention to detail, characteristic of Northern Mannerism.
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Artist & collection
Artist
Hendrick Goltzius (German: , Dutch: ; né Goltz; January or February 1558 – 1 January 1617) was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter.
