Portret van Cornelis de Bie
Joannes Meyssens
1662
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
198; 143
About this artwork
plaatrand: hoogte 198 mm x breedte 143 mm
Art Historical Context
This engraving, created by the Flemish artist Joannes Meyssens in 1662, presents a formal portrait of Cornelis de Bie, a noted writer and poet from the Southern Netherlands. Measuring just under 20 by 15 centimeters, the print captures the subject with precise linework typical of the period’s portraiture. Meyssens, active in Antwerp as both engraver and publisher, specialized in such reproductive prints that helped circulate images of prominent cultural figures across Europe. Engraving held particular significance in the seventeenth century as an accessible medium for disseminating likenesses...