Joost Buyck, Burgomaster of Amsterdam
Medium
Engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 18 × 11.7 cm (7 1/8 × 4 5/8 in.)
Classification
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
267784
Art Historical Context
Step into the intricate world of late 16th-century Dutchure with *Joost Buyck, Burgomaster of Amsterdam an exquisite engraving by Jan Harmensz. Muller 1588. Muller, a master engraver from Haarlem associated with the Northern Mannerist circle of Hendrick Goltzius, the dignified likeness of Buyck, Amsterdam's civic leader, on a modest sheet of laid paper measuring just 18 × 11.7 cm. This small-scale print exemplifies the era's printmaking prowess, where fine lines and meticulous detail conveyed authority and prestige. Created amid the Dutch Revolt against Spanish rule, the portrait honors Joost...
About the Artist
Jan Harmensz. Muller · 1571–1628
Comment on works: Printer and Draughtsman