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The image shows a portrait of a man framed within an oval. The man is depicted seated with his body slightly turned to his right but facing forward. He has curly, short hair and a full beard showing intricate detailing. He is wearing a robe with a visible collar and decorative trims, featuring elaborate patterns and button details. The man is gesturing with his right hand palm facing up, while his left hand is resting on an unseen surface. Above him, the name "Baruch" is engraved in the surrounding border within an elaborate frame. Simple lines fill the background.
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The image shows a portrait of a man framed within an oval. The man is depicted seated with his body slightly turned to his right but facing forward. He has curly, short hair and a full beard showing intricate detailing. He is wearing a robe with a visible collar and decorative trims, featuring elaborate patterns and button details. The man is gesturing with his right hand palm facing up, while his left hand is resting on an unseen surface. Above him, the name "Baruch" is engraved in the surrounding border within an elaborate frame. Simple lines fill the background.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Baruch

Theodor Galle after Jan van der Straet

Date
published 1613
Medium
engraving on laid paper
Dimensions
plate: 17.7 x 13.7 cm (6 15/16 x 5 3/8 in.) sheet: 24.3 x 19 cm (9 9/16 x 7 1/2 in.)
Classification
Print
Accession number
1974.55.7.f
Credit line
Ailsa Mellon Bruce Fund
Time span
1601 to 1650
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Icones Prophetarum Veteris Testamenti

Subjects and terms

  • religious
  • male
  • portrait
  • Flemish
  • engraving
  • Baruch
Provenance

Dr. Clarence S. Brigham; Grolier Club, New York; (David Tunick Inc., New York); purchased by NGA, 1974.

Inscription

lower right in plate: 6.; around oval in plate: Aduentum Christi in carnem, postremaq mundi BARVCH. Tempora praedico, praemoneoq pios.

Watermarks

close to Heawood 2894

NGA object ID 90912. 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.