Portret van Veit Dietrich
1597 - 1599
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
107; 140
About this artwork
inscription: ‘3/gu’
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Veit Dietrich** is a delicate engraving by Robert Boissard, between 1597 and1599. Measuring just 140 mm high by 107 mm wide, this portrait captures the likeness of Veit Dietrich, notable figure from the Protestant Reformation era. The modest inscription "3/gu" suggests it may belong to a numbered series, a common practice in late 16th-century printmaking that allowed for organized collections of eminent portraits. Engravings like this one were revolutionary in their time, enabling the widespread dissemination of images across Europe when paintings remained elite possessions. Boi...
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 ...