Jacobus Latomus theologus.

About this artwork

Prent uit: Boissard, Jean-Jacques; Bry, Theodoor de; e.a. Bibliotheca sive thesaurus virtutis et gloriae in quo continentur illustrium eruditione et doctrina virorum effigies et vitae (...). Frankfurt: Guilielmi Fitzeri, 1628, p. 186.

Art Historical Context

This engraving by Robert Boissard portrays Jacobus Latomus, a noted 16th-century theologian, and forms part of the influential 1628 publication *Bibliotheca sive thesaurus virtutis et gloriae*. Compiled by Jean-Jacques Boissard and Theodor de Bry, the volume gathers portraits and biographies of distinguished scholars, presenting Latomus among other learned figures whose ideas shaped religious and intellectual debates of the era. Created between 1597 and 1599, the print measures just 139 by 107 millimeters, making it a compact yet detailed addition to this compendium of erudition. As an engrav...

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 ...