Christoffel’s work is defined by its painter sensibility — an enduring influence on generations that followed. Most artists are dead; following is a declaration of love.

Broadside with a Barge Sailing on Ice
Christoffel van Sichem I Dutch, 1546–1624

Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546-1624) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546-1624) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Bust of a Young Man with Feathered Cap
Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546–1624) after Jacob Matham (Dutch, 1571–1631)

Man with Plumed Hat
Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546–1624) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Fantasy Portrait of an Old Man with a Hat
Attributed to Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546–1624) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Fantasy Portrait of an Old Man in Profile
Attributed to Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546–1624) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Phillip II, King of Spain
Christoffel van Sichem I Dutch, 1546–1624

Robert Dudley, Earl of Leicester
Christoffel van Sichem I Dutch, 1546–1624

Judith with the Head of Holofernes
Claes Jansz. Visscher (Netherlandish, c. 1550–c. 1612) after Christoffel van Sichem I (Dutch, 1546-1624) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)

Elevator Grille from the Chicago Stock Exchange, Chicago, Illinois
Louis H. Sullivan American, 1856-1924

The Temptation of Christ by the Devil
Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596-1652/53) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Landscape in the Style of Ancient Masters: Artist's commentary
Lan Ying (Chinese, 1585-c. 1664)

Elements of Composite Armor
German or Austrian

Hercules Slaying Envy
Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596-1652/53) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Portrait of a Venetian Nobleman
Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596-1652/53) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640) after Tintoretto (Italian, 1518-1594)

The Coronation of the Virgin
Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596-1652/53) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Venus and Adonis (?) with the Duck Hunt
Presumably woven at the workshop of Jacques I Geubels (died 1601/05) or his widow Catharina van den Eynde (died before 1629) Brussels

The Drunken Silenus
Christoffel Jegher (Flemish, 1596-1652/53) after Peter Paul Rubens (Flemish, 1577-1640)

Adoration of the Magi
Christoffel van Sichem II (Dutch, c. 1581–1658) after Hendrick Goltzius (Dutch, 1558–1617)