Josina Hamels

Art Historical Context

Discover the intimate portrait *Josina Hamels*, a engraving on paper created by an unknown after 1580. Housed in the Art Institute of Chicago Prints and Drawings department, tiny work—measuring just 5.3 × 4 cm on the plate—ures the likeness of its namesake subject, likely a woman of note from the late 16th century. minuscule scale suggests it was designed for personal collections, perhaps as a treasured keepsake or part of a series of miniature portraits popular among Europe's elite. Engraving, the medium here, was a revolutionary printmaking technique of the Renaissance era. Artists incised ...