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Johannes Zurenus

Johannes Zurenus

(Dutch, 1558–1617)
(Netherlandish, 1498–1574)
dated 1588, but perhaps executed in 1590
Medium/TechniqueEngraving
DimensionsPlatemark: 16.4 x 10.8 cm (6 7/16 x 4 1/4 in.)
Sheet: 16.9 x 11.2 cm (6 5/8 x 4 7/16 in.)
Credit LineHarvey D. Parker Collection—Harvey Drury Parker Fund
Accession numberP7263
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ClassificationsPrints
InscriptionsInscribed in plate, above sitter: IOHANNES ZVRENVS. A°. ÆTAT. 71. Domini, 88. In plate, below sitter: Corporis effigiem expressit quam Goltzius ære, / Heemskerkus docta pinxit et ante manu. / Tunc inerat formæ florenti gratia maior: / Plurima nunc faciem ruga senilis arat.
ProvenanceWilliam Sharp (b. 1749 - d. 1824), Manchester. Henry Foster Sewall (b. 1816 - d. 1896), New York; November, 1897, purchased by the MFA through the Harvey D. Parker Fund.