The Book of Law Read before the People
Philips Galle|Claes Jansz. Visscher|Maarten van Heemskerck
published 1643/1646
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
8 1/16 × 9 7/8 in. (20.4 × 25.1 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Fern and Lewis Lowenfels, 2022
Accession Number
2022.459.13.2
About the Artist
Philips Galle|Claes Jansz. Visscher|Maarten van Heemskerck · 1537–1612
Philips Galle (1537–1612) was a leading Netherlandish engraver, designer, and print publisher whose career bridged the vibrant artistic scenes of Haarlem and Antwerp. Born in Haarlem, he studied under the humanist engraver Dirck Volkertsz. Coornhert, honing his skills in reproductive printmaking. Early on, Galle produced engravings after the Haarlem master Maarten van Heemskerck, capturing the Man...