Mysticus Jan van Ruysbroek

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Art Historical Context

This engraving by Antony van der Does presents a portrait of the medieval mystic Jan van Ruysbroeck, a fourteenth-century Flemish Augustinian canon and influential spiritual writer. Created during van der Does’s lifetime (1622–0), the print captures the revered figure centuries after his death, reflecting the ongoing interest in Ruysbroeck’s mystical theology within seventeenth-century religious and intellectual circles. As an engraving measuring 253 by 132 millimeters, the work exemplifies the period’s mastery of intaglio techniques, where fine lines incised into a copper plate allowed for p...

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Antony van der Does · 1609–1680

Flemish, 1609–1680