Vertical Panel with a Man and Woman
Medium
Blackwork and engraving
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 3 5/16 × 1 7/16 in. (8.4 × 3.7 cm)
Classification
Prints|Ornament & Architecture
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1947
Accession Number
47.108.11(2)
Tags
Art Historical Context
**Vertical Panel with a Man and** *ca. 1631, Claes Jansz. Visscher, Hans Janssen, Bartolomeus van Loch* Step into the intricate world of 17th Dutch printmaking with this charming *Vertical Panel with a Man Woman*, created around 1631 by the collaborative talents of engravers Claes Jansz. Visscher, Hans Janssen, andolomeus van Lochom Measuring a diminutive 3 5/16 × 1 7/16 inches, this trimmed sheet captures a lively vertical composition featuring a man and woman alongside birds, dogs, and monkeys—evoking a sense of playful companionship amid ornamental elegance. Executed in blackwork and ...
About the Artist
Claes Jansz. Visscher|Hans Janssen|Bartolomeus van Lochom · 1586–1652
Claes Jansz. Visscher, also known as Nicolas Joannis Visscher II or Joannis Piscator, was a prominent Dutch Golden Age draughtsman, engraver, mapmaker, and publisher born in Amsterdam in 1587 and died there on June 19, 1652. The son of the printmaker and publisher Jan Claesz. Visscher (c. 1550–1612), he learned the art of etching and printing from his father, helping to expand the family trade int...