Diverse tronikens geets van J. L.
Jan Lievens
1635 - 1644
Medium
etching
Dimensions
142; 160
About this artwork
Deze kop van een oude man met baard is de zesde uit een serie van zeven mannentronies. Het nummer 6 was heel licht in de plaat geetst en is bij deze late druk weggevallen.
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...