Portret van Joachim von Watt
1597 - 1599
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
143; 109
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 143 mm x breedte 109 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portrait of Joachim von Watt *Robert Boissard, 1597–1599, Engraving, 143 × 109 mm* Step into the intricate world of late Renaissance portraiture with Robert Boissard's engraving of Joachim von Watt, a humanist scholar also known as Joachim Vadianus (1484–1551). Created over four decades after Vadianus's death, posthumous portrait captures the intellectual elite of the Reformation era. Vadianus was a key figure in Swiss humanism, bridging classical learning with Protestant reform, and such engravings preserved his legacy for collectors and scholars across Europe. Boissard, a skilled Frenc...
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 ...