Portret van Christian I van Saksen

About this artwork

verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2228

Art Historical Context

This engraving, created by the German artist Johann Dürr in 1654, presents a formal portrait of Christian I of Saxony. Measuring nearly 30 centimeters in height, the work exemplifies the precision and detail achievable through the engraving technique, which involves incising lines into a metal plate to produce multiple impressions. Such prints played a vital role in 17th-century Europe, allowing portraits of nobility to circulate beyond court circles and reach a broader audience of collectors and scholars. The presence of a collector’s stamp on the reverse (Lugt 2228) hints at the print’s jou...

About the Artist

Johann Dürr · 1600–1663

Johann Dürr (1600–1663) was a German copperplate engraver who worked primarily in Weimar during the mid-17th century, producing prints for court and scholarly patrons during the tumultuous period of the Thirty Years' War. Born in 1600, Dürr's career spanned one of the most devastating periods in German history, when religious conflict and military campaigns brought widespread destruction to German...