Iohannes Battenfeldt Battenbergensis Hassus
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
148; 221
About this artwork
blad: hoogte 221 mm x breedte 148 mm
Art Historical Context
This 1635 engraving by Willem Jacobsz Delff portrays Johannes Battenfeldt of Battenberg in Hesse, capturing the likeness of a figure from the German nobility or scholarly circles. Delff, a leading Dutch printmaker active during the Golden Age, specialized in translating painted portraits into detailed engravings that could reach wider audiences across Europe. Working from designs often supplied by painters such as Michiel van Mierevelt, he produced crisp, refined images that preserved both status and personality. The medium of engraving allowed Delff to achieve remarkable precision in line wo...