4/4
1679 - 1728
Medium
etching
Dimensions
148; 195
About this artwork
height 148 mm x width 195 mm
Art Historical Context
Johannes Gronsveld’s etching *4/4*, created between 1679 and 1728, exemplifies the refined printmaking techniques that flourished across Europe during the late Baroque period. Measuring just 148 by 195 millimeters, the small-scale work highlights the intimacy and precision possible with etching, a medium that allowed artists to achieve delicate lines and tonal effects through the controlled use of acid on metal plates. Such compact prints were often intended for collectors’ cabinets or albums, where they could be studied closely. Etchings like this one played a vital role in the dissemination...
About the Artist
Johannes Gronsveld · 1650–1728
Johannes Gronsveld (also spelled Gronsvelt or Groensveld, active 1679–1728) was a Dutch engraver working in Amsterdam during the late seventeenth and early eighteenth centuries, specializing in reproductive engravings after works by prominent Dutch and Flemish painters. His career coincided with the post-Golden Age period of Dutch art, when the explosive creativity of the mid-seventeenth century h...