COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
Record
Image Number:
JRL18120063
Reference Number:
VFA.10.6
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Quintin Mesius. Anwerpianus Pictor
Alternative Image Title:
Quentin Metsys
Parent Work Title:
Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
Creator:
Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
Creator Role:
Publisher
Creator:
Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
Creator Role:
Author
Date Created:
1610
Volume:
1
Page/Sheet:
Composite image
Image Sequence Number:
006
Description:
Double page opening. On the left hand side is a page of handwritten text providing a brief biography of Quentin Metsys. The text has been copied from 'The Art of Painting' by Roger de Piles; pp. 258-259. On the right hand is an engraved portrait of Quentin Metsys; facing left and holding a scroll. In the background is a figure working at an anvil.
Keyword:
Netherlandish; Dutch; Artist; Painter
Language Code:
eng-GB
Language:
English
Language Code:
lat
Language:
Latin
Subject:
Art
Category of Material:
Fine Art
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used:
Handwriting
Medium:
Ink
Support:
Paper
Time Period Covered:
15th-16th Century CE
People Covered:
Metsys, Quentin, 1465 or 1466-1530
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance:
Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, Earl, 1835-1910, former owner
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
Access Rights:
References:
De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 258-259
Notes:
Hollstein (Frisius) 130
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-04-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-12
Educational Notes:
Spencer English MS 60: Portraits of Artists
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Edward H. Wouk
Quintin Mesius. Anwerpianus Pictor
