Portret van Johann Paul Felwinger
Simon Grimm
1654 - 1669
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
61; 101
About this artwork
Met onderschrift in het Latijn.
Art Historical Context
### Portrait of Johann Paul Felw This intimate engraving, *Portret van Johann Paul Felwinger by Simon Grimm, captures likeness of its subject between 1654 and 1669. Measuring just 101mm high by 61mm wide, the small-scale portrait exemplifies the precision of 17th-century printmaking, ideal for dissemination among scholars and collectors. Grimm, a German engraver active in Nuremberg during the Baroque era, specialized in detailed portraits that blended realism with elegant line work, reflecting the period's fascination with individuality and status. Engraving as a medium allowed Grimm to achi...