The Coronation of the Virgin and The Flight into Egypt

1648·Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper·Primary/secondary supports: 37 × 27.2 cm (14 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)

<p>The French elegance of Mignard and the classicism of Poussin can be seen in the work of Jan de Bisschop, who is known for the dramatic chiaroscuro and rich dark brown ink of his drawings.</p>

Catalogue

Year: 1648
Medium: Pen and brown ink and brush and brown wash on ivory laid paper, laid down on cream laid paper
Dimensions: Primary/secondary supports: 37 × 27.2 cm (14 5/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
Collection: Art Institute of Chicago
Artist: Jan de Bisschop

Artist

Jan de Bisschop

Drawing

Jan de Bisschop was a Dutch draughtsman and printmaker of the seventeenth century, known for his detailed pen-and-ink studies after classical sculpture and Old Master paintings. Working in Amsterdam during the mid-1600s, he produced instructional drawing manuals that circulated widely among artists, establishing him as an influential theorist of artistic practice. His etchings and drawings served both as records of antiquity and as pedagogical tools for the training of younger artists in proportional and compositional principles.

Amsterdam

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