Graven en gravinnen van Holland

Graven en gravinnen van Holland

Adriaen Matham (mentioned on object)

Details

Medium
gravure
Dimensions
height 130 mm x width 80 mm
Origin
Haarlem
Holding institution
Rijksmuseum
Image provider
rijksmuseum
License
Public Domain
Credit
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Art Genome Taxonomy

10 tags

Subject Matter

  • Royalty and Aristocracy Metadata · 97%

    The title refers to the counts and countesses of Holland, establishing an aristocratic subject context.

  • War and Military Visual · 98%

    The central figure wears extensive armor and carries a sword and shield, creating a clearly martial presentation.

  • Human Figure Visual · 99%

    The composition is dominated by one standing, full-length human figure.

Visual Qualities

  • Black and White Visual · 99%

    The image uses dark printed lines on an uncolored, pale ground, with no visible color passages.

  • Highly Detailed Visual · 95%

    Fine, closely spaced lines articulate the armor, cloth, hair, weapons, shield, and ground across the figure and surrounding space.

  • Linear Forms Visual · 93%

    Contours and repeated directional strokes are the principal means of defining the figure and its costume.

Medium and Techniques

  • Prints Metadata · 99%

    The Rijksmuseum classifies the object as a print and records its medium as gravure.

  • Hatching Visual · 98%

    Parallel and crossing strokes are used extensively to model volume and surface texture.

Time Periods

Geographic Regions

  • Dutch Art Metadata · 97%

    The recorded place of origin is Haarlem, supporting classification within Dutch art.

Source & rights

Adriaen Matham (mentioned on object). Graven en gravinnen van Holland. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam.