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Emperor Ferdinand II

Emperor Ferdinand II

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Christoffel Jegher

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 drawn from 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. For the updated edition of “Icones Imperatorum,” Jegher cut fresh portraits of the emperors, redesigning some and creating additional ones that had not appeared in Goltzius’s first edition. Among those added was “Emperor Ferdinand II,” who appears turned in a three-quarter view toward the viewer. Ferdinand II served as Holy Roman Emperor from 1619-1637, as well as Archduke of Austria, King of Bohemia, and King of Hungary.
Artist
Christoffel Jegher
(Flemish, ca. 1596 – 1652/1653)
Title
Emperor Ferdinand II
Date
1645; printed 1645 or 1708
Medium
Chiaroscuro woodcut
Dimensions
6 5/8 x 6 5/8 in. image
Credit
Gift from the Nina and Millard F. Rogers Collection
Accession No.
2020.53.9
Classification
Prints
Geography
Belgium

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1985 or later, Millard Rogers Jr. and Nina Rogers (Cincinatti, OH); 2020, bequeathed by Nina Rogers to the Chazen Museum of Art

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