Landscape with Christ
Hieronymus Cock
c. 1555
Medium
Etching on ivory laid paper
Dimensions
Plate: 31.5 × 43.3 cm (12 7/16 × 17 1/16 in.); sheet: 32.8 × 44.5 cm (12 15/16 × 17 9/16 in.)
Classification
etching
Department
Prints and Drawings
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Accession Number
268761
About the Artist
Hieronymus Cock · 1510–1570
Hieronymus Cock, born Hieronymus Wellens de Cock in Antwerp in 1518, emerged from a distinguished artistic lineage; his father, Jan Wellens de Cock, and brother, Matthys Cock, were both accomplished painters and draftsmen. Admitted as a master painter to Antwerp's Guild of Saint Luke in 1545, he honed his skills in the vibrant Netherlandish tradition before traveling to Rome from 1546 to 1547, whe...