Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5407361
Area
Prints / graphics
Title
IOANNES COSSIERS.
Year
1649
Print run
Dimensions
13,7 x 11,1
Printing office
Theme
Details

Portrait bust to the left of the Flemish Baroque painter Jan Cossiers (1600-1671). Cossiers worked in Antwerp. In 1628 he became a member of the Guild of Saint Luke, of which he was dean from 1639-1641. Cossiers later specialized in historical and religious scenes. His style was influenced by, among others, Peter Paul Rubens. Cossiers collaborated with Rubens on major projects. Below the image four lines of text in French. Etching and engraving by Pieter II de Jode (1606-1674), after the painting by Jan Cossiers (1600-1671). Published by Joannes Meyssens in 1649. Signed in print. Source: Rijksmuseum, 2015.

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