Who created "Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece"?

Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece was created by Jacques de Gheyn, III in 1616.

What medium is "Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece"?

Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece is Etching on ivory laid paper.

Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

Jacques de Gheyn, III

1616

Medium

Etching on ivory laid paper

Dimensions

Sheet: 30.2 × 18.9 cm (11 15/16 × 7 1/2 in.)

Classification

etching

Department

Prints and Drawings

Museum

Art Institute of Chicago

Accession Number

268012

Art Historical Context

Jacques de Gheyn III's *Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece* (1616) captures one of the legendary Seven Sages of ancient Greece, revered for their wisdom and moral teachings. Pittacus, a statesman and ruler of Mytilene on Lesbos around 600 BCE, was famed for sayings like "Know the right moment," embodying practical philosophy. This etching belongs to a series celebrating these iconic figures, blending classical antiquity with early 17th-century Dutch artistry during the Northern Renaissance's transition to the Golden Age. De Gheyn III (1565–1629), a masterful Dutch printmaker ...

Pittacus Mitylenaeus, from Seven Wise Men of Greece

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