Theatrvm pictorivm : in quo exhibentur ipsius manu delineatæ, eiusque curâ in æs incise picturæ, archetipæ Italicæ, quas ipse ser.mus Archdux in pinacothecam suam Bruxellis collegit
Dimensions
[8], 244 leaves of plates : chiefly illustrations (engravings), portrait ; Height: 18 1/2 in. (47 cm)
Department
The Libraries
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Accession Number
ND615 .T4 1684 Q
Art Historical Context
This remarkable volume, known as the *Theatrum Pictorium* (“Theatre of Paintings”), stands as one of the earliest comprehensive illustrated catalogues of a major European art collection. Published in 1684, it reproduces the celebrated Italian paintings assembled by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm of Austria during his governorship of the Spanish Netherlands. David Teniers the Younger, the archduke’s court painter, personally oversaw the project, selecting works from the Brussels gallery and directing a team of skilled engravers—including Peeter van Lisebetten, Lucas Vorsterman I, and others—to transl...
About the Artist
Peeter van Lisebetten|Jan van Troyen|Jan Popels|Lucas Vorsterman I|David Teniers the Younger (Flemish|Flemish|Italian) · 1610 |1610 |1479 –1690 |1678 |1479
Flemish, Antwerp 1610–1690 Brussels|Flemish, Antwerp 1610–1678 Antwerp|Italian, Venetian, 1479–1528