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Jacob de Gheyn II

33 works

Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629) was a painter, engraver and graphic artist. Read more

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Still life painting of a glass vase of tulips, irises and roses in a dark arched niche, with a butterfly and moth.

Flowers in a Glass Flask

1612

Painting of a grey warhorse led by a groom in a pink tunic and yellow boots inside a dark stable.

Spanish Warhorse

1603

Painting of a veiled woman raising her hands beside a dead dove, partridge, and kingfisher on a table.

A young woman mourning a dead dove, a partridge, and a kingfisher

1620

Still life painting of fruit, a cut artichoke, squash, a bun and glassware arranged on a wooden table against a dark backgrou

Still life of fruit, with glasswork and a bun, on a wooden ledge

1600

Drawing of several nude seated figures and studies of limbs in chalk on grey paper.

Studies of a Naked Seated Boy

c. 1603

Engraved title page with a central oval of a figure carrying a beam in a winepress, flanked by cherubs and Latin inscriptions

Passion Set: Title Page

1596-98

Engraving of Christ carrying the cross past a city gate, with soldiers on horseback, a crowd, and seated women in the foregro

Passion Set: Christ Carrying the Cross

1596-98

Engraving of the Descent from the Cross with men on ladders, grieving women below, and a crown of thorns on the ground.

Passion Set: Descent from the Cross

1596-98

Engraving of the risen Christ above an open tomb with angels, sleeping soldiers, and two women approaching with a jar.

Passion Set: The Resurrection

1596-98

Engraving of a plumed sergeant with a halberd gesturing toward soldiers marching across a hilly landscape.

Officers and Soldiers of the Bodyguard of Emperor Rudolf II: Sergeant

1587

Engraving of a feathered-hat drummer with a large drum and drumstick, soldiers and a banner in the background.

Drummer

1587

Engraving of a bearded elderly man in a tall cap and robe, seated before stone columns and holding a staff.

Plate 2: Levi

c. 1589

Engraving of a muscular nude man in a plumed helmet holding a sword, with a fortified city behind him and Latin text below.

Plate 3: Simeon

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded crowned man with a star-topped scepter and a lion beside him, with Latin text below.

Plate 4: Judah

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a fur hat holding a weighted line over a compass, with a harbor and smoking tower behind him.

Plate 5: Zabulun

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban resting beside a donkey, with a distant rider and tree in the landscape.

Plate 6: Isaachar

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded warrior in a plumed helmet holding a spear, with a city and soldiers behind him and Latin text below.

Plate 8: Gad

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man holding wheat over a basket of bread, with a tower and mountains behind him.

Plate 9: Asher

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban holding the antlers of a deer's head, with rocky mountains behind him.

Plate 10: Naphtali

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a turban holding a bow, with a fountain, tree, and crescent moon behind him.

Plate 11: Joseph

c. 1589

Engraving of a bearded man in a plumed hat resting his arm on a chained wolf, with ruins and figures behind him.

Plate 12: Benjamin

c. 1589

Pen and wash drawing of a bearded fisherman emptying eels from a wicker basket, with a sailing boat on the sea behind him.

The phlegmatic

1596

Line engraving of an older bearded man in a ruff collar within an oval frame, with a Latin inscription below.

Charles de l'Ecluse [Clusius]. Line engraving by W. Swanenburgh, 1609, after J. de Gheyn, 1601

Engraving of Saint Matthew writing in a book with a quill as an angel holds an inkwell beside him, within a circular frame.

Saint Matthew, plate one from The Four Evangelists

1588

Engraving of Saint Mark with a halo, seated with an open book and quill beside a lion, inside a circular frame.

Saint Mark, plate two from The Four Evangelists

1588

Engraving of Saint Luke writing in a book beside an ox inside a circular frame with Latin inscriptions.

Saint Luke, plate three from The Four Evangelists

1588

Pen and brown ink sketch of a bearded warrior in a plumed helmet, shown bare-chested in half figure on tan paper.

Warrior in half figure

Zwei Skizzen des Kopfes eines alten Mannes

Pen and brown ink landscape drawing of a large tree, rolling hills, and sleeping figures beside a tent at left.

Landscape with Sleeping Peasants

1605

Brown ink drawing of a witchcraft scene with a winged creature, a hunched figure, bones, a candle and a tree.

Witchcraft Scene with a Vampire [recto]

Ink and wash drawing of a helmeted soldier in ruff and doublet firing a long caliver, smoke rising from the barrel.

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Preparing to Fire His Caliver

1597

Elegantly Dressed Soldier Tamping His Caliver

1597

Jacob de Gheyn II (1565-1629) was a painter, engraver and graphic artist. Jacob de Gheyn II was born in Antwerp and died in The Hague. Browse 33 works by Jacob de Gheyn II from 10 museums, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata