Borstbeeld van een oude man
1625 - 1674
Medium
etching
Dimensions
94; 125
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 240
Art Historical Context
Jan Lievens (1607–1674), a leading Dutch Baroque artist and close contemporary of Rembrandt, created *Borstbeeld van een man* (Bust of an Old Man) during prolific career spanning 1625–1674. This intimate etching, measuring just 125 × 94 mm, captures weathered features of an elderly figure with remarkable depth and character. Lievens, who trained in Leiden and later worked in Antwerp and Amsterdam, was renowned for his expressive portraits that bridged painting and printmaking, often exploring human emotion through subtle line work. Etching, Lievens' favored medium here, involved coating a cop...
About the Artist
Jan Lievens · 1607–1674
Jan Lievens (1607–1674) was born in Leiden and showed exceptional artistic promise from an early age, beginning his training with the local painter Joris van Schooten before traveling to Amsterdam around 1617 to study for two years under Pieter Lastman—the same teacher who would later instruct Rembrandt van Rijn. Lievens and Rembrandt, near-contemporaries born in the same city, subsequently shared...