Medallion Design of a Head of a Roman Emperor

Christoffel Jegher1631-1634

Details

Title: Medallion Design of a Head of a Roman Emperor
Creator: Christoffel Jegher after Hubertus Goltzius
Date Created: 1631-1634
Signatures / Inscriptions: Latin text on verso
Set or Series Title: Icones Imperatorum Romanorum
Object Type: Prints, works of art
Object Link: See this artwork on the Davison Art Center website
Object Credit Line: Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University. Gift of James Bergquist, 1992
Materials & Techniques: Chiaroscuro woodcut from 2 blocks on laid paper
Keywords: circular images, Classical, designs, emperors
Image Credit Line: Open Access Image from the Davison Art Center, Wesleyan University (http://www.wesleyan.edu/dac/openaccess)
Edition: From “Icones Imperatorum Romanorum”; from a set of 144 medallions (Antwerp: Plantin-Moretus Press)
Dimensions: Image dimensions: 170 mm x 170 mm (6.69 in. x 6.69 in.).
Bibliography: Hollstein 201; Strauss “Chiaroscuro” 158
Associated People: Created by Christoffel Jegher (Dutch (Flemish), baptized 1596 - died 1652-1653), After Hubertus Goltzius (Flemish, 1526-1583)
Accession Number: 1992.20.1

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