Portret van Johannes Indagine
1597 - 1599
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
107; 139
About this artwork
verzamelaarsmerk, verso, gestempeld: Lugt 2233
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Johannes Indagine** is a finely detailed engraving by French artist Robert Boissard, created between 1597 and1599. Measuring just 139 mm high by 107 mm wide, intimate portrait captures Johannes Indaginealso known as Johannes ab Ind), a 16th-century German scholar for his works on astrology, physiognomy, and chiromancy. Boissard, active during the late Renaissance, specialized in such engraved likenesses of intellectuals and humanists, contributing to the era's fascination with preserving the images of notable figures. As an engraving, the work exemplifies the precision of intagl...
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 ...