← Pontius, Paulus

The image depicts the upper half of a man facing slightly to his right. He has a thoughtful expression, a prominent nose, close-set eyes, wavy medium-length hair, and a full beard. He wears a detailed garment with a ruffled collar under a dark velvety coat. His left hand rests on a sculpted head on a plinth table. In the background, there is a vertical element resembling a column. The artwork includes an inscription identifying the subject as Henricus van Baelen and additional text in Latin.

Hendrick van Balen

Pontius, Paulus · Flemish

probably 1626/1641

Medium
engraving
Classification
Print
Period
1601 to 1650
Image size
3218 × 4919px

Description

The image depicts the upper half of a man facing slightly to his right. He has a thoughtful expression, a prominent nose, close-set eyes, wavy medium-length hair, and a full beard. He wears a detailed garment with a ruffled collar under a dark velvety coat. His left hand rests on a sculpted head on a plinth table. In the background, there is a vertical element resembling a column. The artwork includes an inscription identifying the subject as Henricus van Baelen and additional text in Latin.

Rights & Source

Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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