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Saloninus Valerianus

Saloninus Valerianus

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Christoffel Jegher (after Hubertus Goltzius)

Hubertus Goltzius was a sixteenth-century artist, author, and numismatist based in Antwerp and Bruges. In “Icones Imperatorum,” he employed the chiaroscuro aesthetic to reproduce portraits of rulers inspired by ancient coins in private collections he visited while traveling throughout Europe. Goltzius’s volume was republished in 1645 and 1708 with updated woodcuts made by printmaker Christoffel Jegher, who is credited with revitalizing woodcut and chiaroscuro techniques into the 1640s. This portrait depicts Saloninus Valerianus (ca. 242–260), a Roman nobleman murdered soon after he became Rome's Emperor.
Artist
Christoffel Jegher (after Hubertus Goltzius)
(Flemish, ca. 1596 – 1652/1653) (Dutch, active in Belgium 1526 – 1583)
Title
Saloninus Valerianus
Date
1645; possibly printed 1645 or 1708
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
diam: 6 9/16 in. image
Credit
Bequest of Frank R. Horlbeck
Accession No.
2021.41.62
Classification
Prints
Geography
Belgium

Related

2019, bequeathed by Frank R. Horlbeck (Madison, WI) to the Chazen Museum of Art

  • Beyond Black and White: Chiaroscuro Woodcuts from the Frank Horlbeck Collection: Elvehjem Museum of Art, 11/9/1991–1/12/1992

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