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Johannes Wierix

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Johannes Wierix was a Flemish engraver, draughtsman and publisher. He was a very accomplished engraver who made prints after his own designs as well as designs by local and foreign artists. He further made engravings on silver and ivory.

Source: Artsy · Trust score: 85% · Updated 1mo ago

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Artworks (13)

Portret van een onbekende man

1612 · pen on parchment (animal material), ink

width: 59 cm, height: 73 cm

Rijksmuseum

Christus als Man van Smarten

1606 · pen on parchment (animal material), ink, chalk

height: 113 cm, width: 60 cm

Rijksmuseum

The Virgin and Child in the Enclosed Garden

1606 · Engraving; third state of three

Sheet: 11 in. × 12 3/8 in. (28 × 31.5 cm) Plate: 10 3/4 × 12 3/16 in. (27.3 × 30.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Achitofel en Chusai bij Absalom

1585 · engraving on paper

width: 260 cm, height: 196 cm

Rijksmuseum

Geschiedenis van David en Absalom

1585 · engraving on paper

height: 198 cm, width: 259 cm

Rijksmuseum

Justice, from "The Seven Virtues and Knowledge"

1579 · Engraving

sheet: 2 5/16 x 1 9/16 in. (5.8 x 3.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Saint Paul (copy)

1565 · Engraving

Sheet: 4 1/2 × 2 13/16 in. (11.4 × 7.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Creation of the Fish and the Birds

1565 · Pen and brown ink on vellum

3-3/4 x 4-7/8 in. (9.5 x 12.4 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Little Horse (copy)

1565 · Engraving

Sheet: 6 1/2 × 4 1/4 in. (16.5 × 10.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Philip William of Orange

1563 · Engraving

sheet: 8 3/16 x 6 in. (20.8 x 15.2 cm) sheet: 7 9/16 x 5 7/16 in. (19.2 x 13.8 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The Crucifixion (Round) (copy)

1560 · Engraving

Sheet: 1 3/4 × 1 3/4 in. (4.5 × 4.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hoofd van een man met een vilten hoed

1559 · pen on ink, paper

height: 26 cm, width: 24 cm

Rijksmuseum

Melancholie

engraving on paper

height: 235 cm, width: 184 cm

Rijksmuseum

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