Zelfportret van kunstenaar Cornelis van den Berg
Medium
etching
Dimensions
72; 138
About this artwork
height 138 mm x width 72 mm
Art Historical Context
Cornelis van den Berg's *Zelfportret vanenaar Cornelis van den* (Self-Portrait the Artist Cornelis van Berg), created in 1759, is a delicate etching measuring just 138 mm high by 72 mm wide. This intimate scale invites close viewing, typical of 18th-century printmaking, where small works like this could be cherished in personal collections or shared among fellow artists. As an etching, the piece showcases van den Berg's mastery of intaglio techniques: lines incised into a metal plate with acid, then inked and printed to capture fine details and expressive textures. Self-portraits were a favor...