The image is a monochromatic portrait engraving of an older man. He is seated facing slightly left, holding a round cane or staff with both hands. The man has a round face with defined features, deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and thin lips. He has short, neatly cropped hair, facial stubble, and wears a long, dark robe over a high-collared shirt. The background contains circular motifs with religious insignias, and there are inscriptions in Latin at the top and bottom of the image identifying the subject and artist.
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The image is a monochromatic portrait engraving of an older man. He is seated facing slightly left, holding a round cane or staff with both hands. The man has a round face with defined features, deep-set eyes, a prominent nose, and thin lips. He has short, neatly cropped hair, facial stubble, and wears a long, dark robe over a high-collared shirt. The background contains circular motifs with religious insignias, and there are inscriptions in Latin at the top and bottom of the image identifying the subject and artist.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Bernardin Realinus, Jesuit Priest

Hieronymus Wierix

Medium
engraving
Dimensions
plate: 12.4 × 7.5 cm (4 7/8 × 2 15/16 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.1024
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E

Subjects and terms

  • Flemish
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 38662. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.