Hans von Aachen
German, c. 1552-1615
Salomé
INV-1117
Hans von Aachen
German, c. 1552-16151605/10
chalkdrawings (visual works)
Date
1605/10
Medium
Black chalk and brush and gray wash, heightened with touches of white gouache, over traces of charcoal, on cream laid paper
Dimensions
18.9 × 14.8 cm (7 1/2 × 5 7/8 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
Margaret Day Blake and Harold Joachim Endowments
This late drawing reveals the melding of northern and southern Baroque influences that characterized the cosmopolitan court of Holy Roman Emperor Rudolf II (1552-1612). The drawing may relate to a painting of this subject, now lost, that was listed in the Emperor's inventory.
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Johannes Sadeler I (Flemish, 1550–1600) after Hans von Aachen (German, c. 1552-1615)
Holy Family
Raphael Sadeler I (Flemish, 1560/61–1628/32) after Hans von Aachen (German, c. 1552-1615)
Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
Jan Harmensz Muller (Dutch, 1571–1628) after Hans von Aachen (German, 1552–1615)