Portret van Giacomo da Barbiano
Georges Tasnière
1642 - 1704
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
188; 255
About this artwork
collector's mark: Lugt 2228
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Giacomo da Barbiano** This elegant engraving, titled *Portret van Giacomo da Barbiano*, captures the likeness of its namesake subject through the skilled hand of Georges Tasnière, a 17th-century artist active between 1642 and 1704. Measuring 255 mm high by 188 mm wide, the intimate scale suits the medium's portability, making it ideal for collectors and scholars of the Baroque era. Tasnière's work exemplifies the flourishing tradition of portrait engravings in Northern Europe, where detailed line work preserved the features of notable figures for wide dissemination. Engraving, ...