Simeon, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Gad, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
The second movement for bringing the pike on to the shoulder and holding it horizontally, from the Lansquenet series, plate 9, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)
From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen" (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Mu... more
Joseph, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
A soldier shaking the powder from the top of the pan, from the Musketeers series, plate 19, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)
From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen" (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Mu... more
The Fortune Teller and the Lady
after Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Asher, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
A soldier, seen from the rear, while turning to the right and holding his pike horizontally, from the Lansquenets series, plate 30, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)
From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen" (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Mu... more
Dan, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
A soldier on guard freeing his right hand, from the Marksmen series, plate 37, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)
From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen" (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Mu... more
The Wisdom of Fools, from Six Proverbs
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Judah, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Benjamin, from The Twelve Sons of Jacob
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
A soldier pulling out the ramrod from its holder, from the Musketeers series, plate 25, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)
From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen" (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Mu... more
A soldier sliding his right hand along the training-pike, from the Lansquenets series, plate 22, in Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten Ende Spiessen (The Exercise of Arms)
From a series of 117 numbered plates from the military drill manual, "Wapenhandelinghe van Roers Musquetten ende Speissen" (The Exercise of Arms). The series is divided into three sets: Marksmen (42 plates), Mu... more
Study of Eleven Heads
This drawing is from a group of studies intended as a repertoire of figures for practice and reference. It is one of the most significant and most intact of several such sheets composed by de Gheyn, who worked ... more
Witches' Sabbath
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Study of a Youth with his Head Turned to the Left and Leaning on his Right Elbow
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
The Soldier Carrying His Pike at the Slope
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Head of a Bearded Man Wearing a Cap
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Study of a Tree
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Allegory of the Government of a Wise King
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)
Vanitas Still Life
De Gheyn was a wealthy amateur who is best known as a brilliant draftsman, but he also painted and engraved. This panel is generally considered to be the earliest known independent still life painting of a vani... more
The Archer and the Milkmaid
The well-bred artist Jacques de Gheyn treats the subject of milkmaids with more circumspection than is found in popular prints of the period. An archer with a bulging codpiece aims his crossbow right at the vie... more
Witches Preparing for Sabbath
To appreciate the complex symbolism and rich details of the world of witches represented in this print close examination is needed. In the centre three witches prepare ointments that they will smear over their ... more
Sheet with Two Figural Compositions and Studies of Helmets and Arms
Jacques de Gheyn II (Netherlandish, Antwerp 1565–1629 The Hague)