Lucas Vorsterman I
Lucas Vorsterman I ranks among the foremost reproductive engravers of the Flemish Baroque, a master of the burin whose plates translated paintings and devotional subjects into intricate linear patterns. His prints move between engraving and etching, often combining both, and dwell on saints, the Holy Family and portraiture. This archive gathers 21 sheets from his hand, impressions dating between 1610 and 1650, in early and later states that reveal how the copper plates were reworked over time.
21 works in the collection · All public domain (CC0)
Peasants Fighting over a Game of Cards
· Etching and engraving
A Peasant Yawning
· Engraving
Portrait of Lorenzo de' Medici
1610–50 · Engraving; only state
Portrait of Cosimo I de' Medici
1610–50 · Engraving; only state
Portrait of Pope Leo X
1615–75 · Engraving; only state
Saint Catherine, within a niche
1615–75 · Engraving; only state
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist as a Child (1620, Met-Objekt 1070)
1620 · Engraving; third state of five (Hollstein)
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and John the Baptist as a Child (1620, Met-Objekt 1071)
1620 · Engraving; fifth state of five (Hollstein)
Portrait of Isabella d'Este
1620–30 · Engraving; second state of two (Hollstein)
Martyrdom of Saint Lawrence (1621)
1621 · Engraving; second state of two (Hollstein)
Saint Ignatius of Loyola, praying towards the left with a crucifix, a rosary, a book, and a skull on the table in front of him
1621 · Engraving; first state of two (Hollstein)
St. Mary Magdalen Trampling Her Valuables (1622–23, Met-Objekt 1084)
1622–23 · Engraving; first state of three (Hollstein)
St. Mary Magdalen Trampling Her Valuables (1622–23, Met-Objekt 1085)
1622–23 · Engraving; third state of three (Hollstein)
Saint Barbara
ca. 1615–75 · Engraving; only state
The Holy Family with Saint Elizabeth and the infant Saint John the Baptist (ca. 1615–75, Met-Objekt 1169)
ca. 1615–75 · Engraving
The bust of Seneca, in a niche (ca. 1620, Met-Objekt 1077)
ca. 1620 · Etching and engraving; second state of two
The bust of Plato, in a niche (ca. 1620, Met-Objekt 1078)
ca. 1620 · Etching and engraving; only state
The bust of Plato, in a niche (ca. 1620, Met-Objekt 1079)
ca. 1620 · Etching and engraving; only state
The bust of Seneca, in a niche (ca. 1620, Met-Objekt 1227)
ca. 1620 · Etching and engraving; second state of two
Portrait of Emperor Charles V
ca. 1620–30 · Engraving; only state
Portrait of Maximilian III, Archduke of Austria (ca. 1650, Met-Objekt 1073)
ca. 1650 · Engraving; first state of three (Hollstein)