Ludovicus Lavaterus Tigurinus Theol.
1597 - 1599
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
107; 141
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
This engraving by French artist Robert Boissard portrays Ludovicus Lavaterus, the noted Swiss theologian from Zurich, during the late Renaissance. Created between 1597 and 1599, the work captures Lavaterus in a formal bust-length format typical of scholarly portraits of the period. The Latin inscription in the title underscores his identity as a prominent religious thinker amid the Reformation’s intellectual exchanges across Europe. As an engraving measuring just 141 by 107 millimeters, the piece exemplifies the medium’s growing importance in the sixteenth century. Engravings allowed artists ...
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 ...