Portret van Janus Cornarius
1597 - 1599
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
108; 140
About this artwork
gravure; tekst in boekdruk op verso
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Janus Cornarius is a delicate engraving by French artist Robert Boissard, created between 1597 and1599. Measuring just 140 mm high by 108 mm wide, this intimate portrait captures the likeness of Janus Cornarius, renowned 16th-century humanist, physician, and translator classical Greek medical texts.issard, part of a family of skilled engravers, contributed to the era's booming print culture, where such small-scale works were prized collectibles for intellectuals and bibliophiles. Engraving as a medium was revolutionary in the late Renaissance, allowing precise lines and tonal de...
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 ...