1586
ink
From the collection of National Gallery of Art
S. Lydtwina Virgo Schiedamensis ... is a 1586 ink by Hieronymus Wierix, a Renaissance work, held at National Gallery of Art.
This engraving shows two women standing side by side. The woman on the left holds a tall staff with a cross on top, and the one on the right has wings and holds a branch with flowers. Both wear long robes and halos, and there’s a small cherub peeking out behind them. The text below names the woman on the left as Saint Lydtwina, who died at age 47 in 1433. The artist signed it as Hieronymus Wierix, and the style fits the Renaissance period. Look up engraving to see how artists used metal plates to create detailed prints like this.
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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