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Hieronymus Wierix

Pride (Superbia), before 1612

Description

Maker

  • After Philips Galle, 1537-1612, Flemish
  • Hieronymus Wierix, ca. 1553-1619, Flemish

Title

Pride (Superbia)

Year

before 1612

Medium

Engraving on light weight cream laid paper

Materials/Techniques

Materials

  • engraving

Supports

  • Light weight cream laid paper

Dimensions

Plate/Image: 18.7 x 13.3 cm (7 3/8 x 5 1/4 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In Plate--Titled, UC:SVPERBIA. ; inscribed, LC:Obi fuerit Superbia, ibi erit & contumelia : vbi autem/est humilitas, ibi & Sapienta.Proverb. 11. ; numbered, LR:1

Identification

State

only state

Type

  • Works on Paper,
  • Prints

Credit

Mary B. Jackson Fund

Object Number

47.060.2

Projects & Publications

Publications

The Brilliant Line

Following the Early Modern Engraver, 1480-1650
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Exhibition History

Exhibition History

The Brilliant Line

September 18, 2009 - January 3, 2010

Hieronymus Wierix and his brothers Johannes and Anthonius were probably trained as goldsmiths before they began to engrave for Antwerp print publishers as well as the famed book publisher Christopher Plantin. While drawing upon the model of previous Antwerp engravers, Hieronymus and Johannes developed a particularly fine and delicate manner suited to portraiture and small illustrative works.

This is one print from a set of seven depicting the Capital, or Deadly Sins. Such allegories were popular subjects for prints, plays, and tableaux in Antwerp. The close, portrait format and squat features challenge the serious content of the subject, even suggesting that some may have found humor in the works.

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