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Among the finest chiaroscuros of the 17th century are those of Jegher, a professional woodcutter who made prints after designs by Peter Paul Rubens from about 1632 until 1640. Although Rubens had employed engravers to reproduce and propagate his designs from about 1609, he did not utilize woodcut until later. Jegher produced nine woodcuts, including two chiaroscuros, after his images. Bust of a Bearded Man, based on a painting, is printed from four blocks, none of which alone produces the outline of the entire image. The resulting print is very painterly and a masterpiece in chiaroscuro.
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159474
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Bust of a Bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro)
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print
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159474
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print
title
Bust of a Bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro)
description
Among the finest chiaroscuros of the 17th century are those of Jegher, a professional woodcutter who made prints after designs by Peter Paul Rubens from about 1632 until 1640. Although Rubens had employed engravers to reproduce and propagate his designs from about 1609, he did not utilize woodcut until later. Jegher produced nine woodcuts, including two chiaroscuros, after his images. Bust of a Bearded Man, based on a painting, is printed from four blocks, none of which alone produces the outline of the entire image. The resulting print is very painterly and a masterpiece in chiaroscuro.
date
1632–36
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CC0
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CC0
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en
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Q79979098
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9413
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Print
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1
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import
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Sheet: 28.3 x 21.3 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in.)
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Flanders
accession
1996.249
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chiaroscuro woodcut
tombstone
Bust of a Bearded Man (Doge Giovanni Cornaro), 1632–36. Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596–1652/53), after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577–1640). Chiaroscuro woodcut; sheet: 28.3 x 21.3 cm (11 1/8 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund, 1996.249
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PR - Chiaroscuro
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I/II
citations
citation
Cleveland Museum of Art, “Rare Korean Screen Painting, Important Baroque Drawing, Sheeler Drawing Join the Museum Collection,” October 10, 1996, Cleveland Museum of Art Archives.
catalogueRaisonne
Hollstein vol. IX, p. 192, no. 20
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The Charlotte Ekker and Charlotte Van der Veer Memorial Fund
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2026-05-29 08:16:07.767000
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159474
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Prints
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PR - Chiaroscuro
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chiaroscuro woodcut
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male
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