Saint Simon
Artist
Lambert Suavius
(South Netherlandish, about 1510–1576)
Date1549
Mediumengraving on cream laid paper
Dimensionssheet: 19.3 × 9 cm (7 5/8 × 3 9/16 in.)
ClassificationsPrints
MarkingsOn verso: stamp "D RPK". Not in Lugt.
Credit LineTheodore T. and Mary G. Ellis Fund
Object number2002.523
Label TextSuavius learned his craft from his father, a Liège goldsmith. In 1539 he opened his own shop, advertising work with a diamond-pointed burin, enabling him to work with astonishing delicacy. He engraved medallions and decorative objects in precious metals. Suavius may have visited Rome in the entourage of the Prince-Bishop of Liège, along with Lambert Lombard. Afterwards he associated with Lombard’s school and extensive circle in Liège. Suavius’s prints after the master reflect classicizing settings and details, and a Mannerist figure style.ProvenanceHill-Stone, Inc, New York, NYOn View
Not on view
Schelte Adams Bolswert
early–mid17th century
