Coat of Arms of Arnout van Beresteyn
Coat of Arms of Arnout van Beresteyn

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Coat of Arms of Arnout van Beresteyn,

1579

Hendrick Goltzius, 1558–1617; born Mülbracht, Netherlands; died Haarlem, Netherlands
x1934-710 c
Early in his career, Goltzius specialized in small and meticulously engraved portraits of the citizens of Haarlem, where he had settled in 1577. This three-quarter view of Arnout van Beresteyn imbues the twenty-three-year-old poet and nobleman with the dignity of the traditional ancient Roman profile pose while also allowing Van Beresteyn to confidently survey the viewer. On the portrait’s reverse, the Roman numerals in the inscription can be rearranged to indicate
the date of its completion: MCCCCCLVVVVVIIII (1579).

Information

Title
Coat of Arms of Arnout van Beresteyn
Dates

1579

Maker
Hendrick Goltzius
Medium
Engraving
Dimensions
plate (sheet trimmed to plate): 4.2 × 3.4 cm (1 5/8 × 1 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Bequest of Junius S. Morgan, Class of 1888
Object Number
x1934-710 c
Place Made

Europe, Netherlands

Inscription
In margin around oval: Tres et VICenos Vita CVM Carperet annos, ArnoLdVs faCIe sIC BeresteInVs erat. [in reverse]
Marks/Labels/Seals
In graphite, verso lower center: J.S.M (Lugt 1536)
Reference Numbers
Bartsch 42.136; Hollstein 284; New Hollstein 207; Strauss 115
Culture
Dutch, European
Type
engravings, prints
Materials
printing ink
Techniques
engraving (printing process)
Subject
pigs, coats of arms

Junius S. Morgan [1867-1932, Lugt 1536]; bequeathed to Princeton University Art Museum, 1932.

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