New: Artnap New Tab for Chrome. A museum painting in every new tab. Add to Chrome

Jacob Matham

345 works

Featured

Circular engraving of a woman in a veil and headdress holding a flame, with Latin inscription around the border.

Venus met brandend hart

1599

Engraving of Venus embracing Adonis in an oval frame, with Cupid holding a bow and hunting dogs nearby.

Venus and Adonis

1599

Engraving of Bacchus crowned with grape leaves, raising a wine glass, within a circular frame with Latin inscriptions.

Bacchus met glas

1599

Circular engraving of a woman crowned with wheat holding a bouquet of fruit, with Latin inscriptions around the border.

Ceres met cornucopia

1599

Engraving of two embracing nude figures under a tree, with a banquet and musicians in the background, in an oval frame.

Twee elkaar liefkozende goden

1600

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff, framed by allegorical figures, a skull and a classical pediment.

Portret van Hendrick Goltzius

1617

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and dark cap, with Latin inscriptions and a heraldic crest.

Portret van Hendrick Goltzius naar rechts

1630

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar, with Latin inscriptions and an ornate frame, dated 1620.

Portret van Hendrick Goltzius naar rechts

1620

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a ruff collar and academic robe, with a medallion, captioned Dominicus Baudius.

Portret van Dominicus Baudius

1608

Engraving of a headscarfed woman in a niche clutching money bags and a scroll, symbolizing avarice, with Latin verse below.

Gierigheid (Avaritia)

1593

Engraving of a muscular nude figure personifying summer, holding wheat, with harvesters in fields and a lion above, in a circ

Zomer (Aestas)

1589

Engraving of a flower-crowned figure personifying spring holding a basket of blossoms, with zodiac-like animals and a landsca

Lente (Ver)

1589

Engraving of a nude figure personifying Autumn holding grapes, with zodiac signs in roundels and a landscape below.

Herfst (Autumnus)

1589

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a winged figure holding a wheel above a crowd, a domed building and Latin text.

Tabula Cebetis, linker blad

1592

Dense allegorical engraving with a temple on a hill, crowds of figures, scholars with globes, and Latin inscriptions below.

Tabula Cebetis, midden blad

1592

Engraving of an allegorical scene with a skeleton holding a hoop above a gate, crowds, and figures on a winding path.

Tabula Cebetis, rechter blad

1592

Engraving of the Crucifixion on Calvary with three crosses, a crowd of soldiers and mourners, and a walled city on a hill.

Calvarie

1615

Engraving of a floating robed saint above a crowd and a fallen man near columns, with Dutch verse below.

Marcus redt een slaaf van zijn marteling

1593

Engraving of a Visitation scene: two women embrace on steps among a crowd, with a nursing mother and child in the foreground

Visitatie

1595

Engraving with two scenes: winged figures in a tree above, and a veiled woman carrying a sieve in a city procession below.

Vestaalse maagd Tuccia draagt water in een vergiet om haar onschuld te bewijzen

1608

Engraving of the Wedding at Cana: a servant pours water into jars while guests dine and trumpeters play under an arch.

Bruiloft te Kana, blad rechts

1599

Engraving of a flower vase flanked by a skeleton and a putto, with hourglass, skull, books and verse inscriptions.

Allegory of the Transitoriness of Life

n.d.

Engraving of Apollo on Parnassus with a lyre player, muses and draped figures beneath trees above an inscribed stone pedestal

Apollo op de Parnassus

1594

Engraving of the Adoration of the Magi with the Virgin and Christ child, kneeling king, attendants and ruins in an arched fra

Aanbidding der koningen

1595

Engraving of the Nativity with the infant Christ glowing at center, shepherds kneeling, oxen, and angels above ruined arches.

Aanbidding der herders

1595

Engraved oval portrait of a bearded man in a lace ruff, framed by two putti and a coat of arms, with a name cartouche below.

Portret van Jan van de Velde I op 36-jarige leeftijd

1604

Engraving of a nude helmeted warrior seen from behind with a sword and dog, before a castle and clouds.

Mars op de wolken

1599

Engraving of the Crucifixion in an oval frame with angels, a pelican at the base, and ornate allegorical borders.

Blazoen van de rederijkerskamer De Pellicaen te Haarlem, met de kruisiging in allegorische omlijsting

1597

Engraving of the crucifixion in an oval with putti, a pelican, and an ornate allegorical frame with Dutch text, dated 1597.

Kruisiging in allegorische omlijsting

1597

Engraved oval portrait bust of Christ with long wavy hair, beard, and halo, surrounded by Latin inscriptions.

Buste van Christus, in ovaal

1588

Engraving of the Virgin Mary in prayer, bust length within an oval frame with Latin inscription, by Jacob Matham.

Buste van Maria, in ovaal

1588

Engraved oval bust portrait of Saint John the Evangelist with halo, hand on chest, and Latin inscriptions around the frame.

Buste van Johannes de Evangelist, in ovaal

1588