Portret van Georg Neumark

About this artwork

height 142 mm x width 84 mm

Art Historical Context

This engraving by Johann Dürr, dated 1656, presents a portrait of Georg Neumark in a compact format measuring just 142 by 84 millimeters. Created during the Baroque period, such small-scale prints were often produced for books, scholarly publications, or private collections, allowing images of notable contemporaries to circulate widely across Europe before the advent of photography. Dürr’s use of the engraving medium highlights the precision and durability of the technique, with fine lines capable of capturing subtle details of dress, expression, and status. In the mid-seventeenth century, engraved portraits served both as tributes to individuals like poets and writers and as tools for documenting the intellectual circles of the time. Today, this work offers visitors a glimpse into the artistic and cultural practices of 1650s Germany, where printmaking played a vital role in preserving likenesses and ideas for future generations.

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...