Joannes Ludovicus Vives philosophus

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. 182.

Art Historical Context

Behold the intricate engraving *Joannes Ludovicusives philosophus* by Robert Boissard created between 1597 and 1599. This petite portrait, measuring just 139 mm high by 107 mm wide, the likeness of Juan Luis Vives1493–1540), the renowned Spanish humanist philosopher. Featured on page 182 of Jean-Jacques Boissard's *Bibliotheca sivesaurus virtutis et gloriae*—a lavish 1628 Frankfurt publication by Guillaume Fitzer—it immortalizes Vives among Europe's most erudite figures, alongside their biographies. Engraving, Boissard's chosen medium, was a hallmark of late Renaissance printmaking, enabling ...

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 ...