Illustratie voor de Decamerone van Boccaccio
Romeyn de Hooghe
1697
Medium
etching
Dimensions
74; 79
About this artwork
Illustratie voor: Contes et nouvelles de Bocace Florentin. Traduction libre, 2 delen, Amsterdam, George Gallet, 1697. Latere edities met dezelfde illustraties uit 1699, 1702, 1732.
About the Artist
Romeyn de Hooghe · 1645–1708
Romeyn de Hooghe (1645-1708) was a Dutch Baroque engraver, draughtsman, and political satirist who became the most prolific and versatile graphic artist of the Dutch Republic in the late seventeenth century. Born in Amsterdam, he rose to become one of early modern Europe's most important printmakers and a pioneering master of political satire. De Hooghe's significance extends far beyond his techn...