Plaquette
Jean Bellekin
1600 - 1699
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
9.7; 7.4
About this artwork
Bruikleen van het Koninklijk Oudheidkundig Genootschap
Art Historical Context
This delicate *Plaquette* by Jean Bellekin, created sometime between 1600 and1699, exemplifies the art of 17th-century engraving. Measuring a modest 9.7 cm high by 7.4 cm wide, this intimate work invites close inspection, revealing the engraver's mastery of fine lines and intricate detail on a tiny scale. Engravings like this were produced using a burin to incise designs into a metal plate, allowing for precise reproductions that could be printed and shared widely—a revolutionary technique for disseminating art during the Baroque era. Plaquettes, often modeled after small sculptural reliefs, ...