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Oval portrait of Justus Lipsius (also: Joest Lips or Joost Lips; 1547-1606), a Flemish Catholic philologist, philosopher, and humanist. Here is he depicted surrounded by five personifications (Gloria, Fama, Virtus, Doctrina and Modestia). An eight-line Latin dedication below the portrait.Etching and engraving on hand laid paper, sheet size 149 x 218 mm., engraved by Theodoor Galle (1571-1633) after his own design. This portrait was used as the frontispiece for Lipsius' 'Iusti Lipsii Sapientiae et litterarum antistitis fama postuma', Antwerp: 1607 and 1613.In very good condition, although cropped within platemark. A small spot of foxing in the lower edge.References: Hollstein 88: 433; Muller Port. 156: 3249.
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- Goltzius.nl (NL)
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- Title
- Iustus Lipsius
- Author
- GALLE, THEODOOR,
- Book Condition
- Used
- Keywords
- Portraits
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