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The Artist and his Models
The Artist and his Models

The Artist and his Models

Frederick Bloemaert (Dutch, about 1616–1690)
Abraham Bloemaert (Dutch, about 1564–1651)
Medium/TechniqueEtching and chiaroscuro woodcut, printed in brown and sepia
DimensionsSheet: 30.8 x 23.2 cm (12 1/8 x 9 1/8 in.)
Credit LineBequest of W. G. Russell Allen
Accession number1985.781
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsIn plate, l.l.: Abraham Bloemaert inventor. In plate, u.r.: No 140 In plate, l.r.: fredericus Bloemaert filius fecit In plate, beneath image: Prima Pars./ Artis Apellea, liber hic, studiosa inventus,/ Aptata ingenio fert rudimenta tuo/ Hoc duce carpe viam, membratim tota figura,/ Discitur, his gradibus scandere ad alta dabit. [This book, studious youths, brings to your mind the appropriate rudiments of the art of Apelles: follow the road with this guide, learn piece by piece the whole figure, climbing these steps leads to the height.] Nicolaus Visscher excudit. In plate, beneath image, l.l.: 1 In brown ink, verso, u.c.: No 140