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JACOB HOEFNAGEL (1575 Antwerp - ca. 1630) attributed
Allegory of Love, circularly inscribed:
Lovely song and beauty have ruined a lot of men)
Brown ink (writing), body color on parchment, 72 mm (diameter)
Hoefnagel was personal painter (Kammermaler) of emperor Rudolf II in
Prague, then employed by duke Maximilian of Bavaria. He is
especially well known for his miniatures and prints.
The enchanting song of a siren rings through a cove. A young man is
trying to flee to the shore. His effort is in vain - his gaze
reveals that he is already hypnotised by the siren's beauty. The
tree stump, a symbol of his tragic impending death.
Literature on Jakob Hoefnagel:
Thea Vignau-Wilberg, Biographie Jakob Hoefnagel in: De Gruyter
GmbH., Allgemeines Künstlerlexikon; 2014 |
