Andreas Gerards Hyperius Theologus.
1597 - 1599
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
108; 142
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
Behold *Andreas Gerards Hyperiusologus*, a delicate engraving by French artist Robert Boissard, created between 1597 and1599. This intimate portrait, measuring just 142 mm high by 108 mm wide, captures the likeness of Andreas Gerards Hyperius, a noted 16th-century theologian whose works influenced Reformed thought during the Protestant Reformation.issard, renowned for precise portrait engravings, renders Hyperius with scholarly poise, likely evoking the intellectual fervor of late Renaissance Europe. Engraving as a medium was revolutionary in this era, allowing for detailed reproductions from...
About the Artist
Robert Boissard · 1586–1691
Robert Boissard (c. 1570–after 1630) was a French engraver and draughtsman whose work exemplifies the transition from late Renaissance to early Baroque printmaking in France. Born around 1570 in Valence, Boissard belonged to an artistic family and was a relative of the distinguished scholar and artist Jean-Jacques Boissard (1528–1602), whose monumental biographical and archaeological publications ...