1586
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
Baptismo habeo baptisari ... is a 1586 ink by Hieronymus Wierix, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows a robed figure kneeling by a broken cross and scattered tools—a hammer, nails, and a jug. The person’s head is bowed, hands clasped in prayer. Above them, a banner reads *"Igo in flagella para tvs sum"* in looping letters, while another scroll at the bottom carries Latin text. The tools and cross hint at a story of sacrifice, but the exact scene isn’t clear from the image alone. The artist used fine lines to create shadows and texture, a hallmark of the time. Check out engraving to see how artists like this carved detailed images into metal.
Hieronymus Wierix (1553–1619) was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He is known for his reproductive engravings after the work of well-known local and foreign artists including Albrecht Dürer. Together with…
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