Print Description
Original antique print showing a portrait of Cornelius Jansen (Latinized name Cornelius Jansenius; also Corneille Jansen; 1585 – 1638), Dutch Catholic bishop of Ypres in Flanders and the father of a theological movement known as Jansenism. With a 6-line poem by Max. Vrintius.
Made by after an anonymous artist.
Medium: Engraving / etching on hand laind (verge) paper.
Sheet size: 14 x 20 cm (5.51 x 7.87 inch). Image size: 11.5 x 17.5 cm. (4.53 x 6.89 inch).
Condition: good, given age. Pencil lines and writing on front and verso. General age-related toning and/or occasional minor defects from handling. Please study scan carefully.
CORNELIUS JANSENIUS-BISHOP-PORTRAIT | PCO-C46-15
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
Published in Antwerp c. 1610.
Biography engraver: Philip (or Philips) Galle (1537 ? March 1612) was a Dutch publisher, best known for publishing old master prints, which he also produced as designer and engraver.
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