2/50

About this artwork

Portret van Jacopo Sadoleto, bisschop van Carpentras, secretaris van Paus Leo X. Buste naar links. De prent heeft een Latijns onderschrift en maakt deel uit van een serie van beroemde geleerden.

Art Historical Context

Behold *2/50*, a finely detailed engraving by the renowned Flemish artist Philips Galle, created between 1587 and 1595. This bust portrait depicts Jacopo Sadoleto, the esteemed Italian bishop of Carpentras and secretary to Pope Leo X gazing thoughtfully to the left. Measuring 171mm high by 115mm wide, the print captures Sadoleto's scholarly with remarkable precision, accompanied by a Latin inscription that his intellectual legacy. Galle, a master engraver from Antwerp's golden age of printmaking, produced this as part of a prestigious series honoring famous scholars—likely one of his *Icones*...

About the Artist

Philips Galle · 1537–1612

Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...