De chirurgijn

About this artwork

height 115 mm x width 73 mm

Art Historical Context

Jan Harmensz. Muller’s engraving *De chirurgijn* (The Surgeon) exemplifies the refined printmaking tradition of the Northern Netherlands in the late sixteenth and early seventeenth centuries. Working primarily in Haarlem and Amsterdam, Muller was a leading figure among the Dutch Mannerist engravers who translated the dynamic compositions of painters such as Hendrick Goltzius and Bartholomeus Spranger into intricate black-and-white prints. His small-scale works, like this one measuring just 115 by 73 millimeters, were designed for collectors’ albums and scholarly publications, allowing detailed...

About the Artist

Jan Harmensz. Muller · 1571–1628

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