Portret van Georg Andreas Agricola
Johann Christian Ernst Müller
1776 - 1824
Medium
stipple engraving
Dimensions
139; 85
About this artwork
height 139 mm x width 85 mm
Art Historical Context
### Portrait of Georg Andreas AgricolaThis intimate stipple engraving, titledPortret van Georg Andreasicola*, was created by Johann Christian Ernst between 1776 and1824. Measuring just 139 mm in height by 85 mm in width, it captures the likeness of Georg Andreas Agricola, the renowned 16th-century scholar often hailed as the "father of mineralogy."icola's groundbreaking work, *De Re Metallica*1556), revolutionized the study of mining and geology, blending classical learning with practical observation during the Renaissance. Müller's choice of stipple engraving—a technique pioneered in the lat...