Portret van Helius Eobanus Hessus

About this artwork

Mogelijk prent uit: Boissard, Jean-Jacques; Bry, Theodoor de; e.a. Bibliotheca sive thesaurus virtutis et gloriae in quo continentur illustrium eruditione et doctrina virorum effigies et vitae (...). Frankfurt: Guilielmi Fitzeri, 1628.

Art Historical Context

Welcome to our virtual gallery, where we spotlight *Portret van Helius Eobanus Hessus*, delicate engraving by Robert Boissard between 1597 and 1599. Measuring just 140mm by 107mm, this intimate portrait captures the likeness of Helius Eob Hessus (1488–1539), a prominent German humanist scholar, poet, and rector of the University of Er. Known for his Latin poetry and ties to the Reformation— including friendships with Martin Luther—Eobanus the Renaissance ideal of the learned man whose intellect bridged classical antiquity and the modern world. Boissard's engraving technique exemplifies the er...

About the Artist

Robert Boissard · 1586–1691

Robert Boissard (c. 1570–after 1630) was a French engraver and draughtsman whose work exemplifies the transition from late Renaissance to early Baroque printmaking in France. Born around 1570 in Valence, Boissard belonged to an artistic family and was a relative of the distinguished scholar and artist Jean-Jacques Boissard (1528–1602), whose monumental biographical and archaeological publications ...