Herme Sophocles (»Herm of Sophocles«)
Was engraved / etched by
Was drawn by
Related persons
Depicts
Icon view
Related works of art
Is related to
- Kilian/Sandrart: Bildnis Sophocles / »SOPHOCLES« (TA 1675, Tafel H) Printmaking
Was model for
- Sandrart: Bildnis Sophocles (Cod. icon. 366, fol. 8r) Drawing
Literature
Information are drawn from
- Corpus Rubenianum XXIII; Bd. II, S. 141–142, Nr. 119
Is identified in
- Simonato 2009(a); S. 216, Anm. 6
Is contained in
- Hollstein Dutch & Flemish; 156.II (unter Pontius)
Basic data
Date
1638
Material(s)/Technique
Kupferstich
Dimensions
304 x 218 mm
Inscriptions
SOPHOCLES SOPILI. F. ATHENIENSIS. / Ex marmore antiquo.
Signature and notation
P. P. Rubens delin. / P. Pontius sculpsit Ao. 1638 (links);
Cum priuilegiis Regis Christianissimi. / Principum Belgarum et Ord. Batauiae. (rechts).
Documented in
Hollstein Dutch & Flemish 156.II (unter Pontius); Corpus Rubenianum XXIII 119
External resources
British Museum:
R,4.120
Annotations
Die in diesem Porträt dargestellte antike Büste ist bisher unidentifiziert, gehörte aber vermutlich der Sammlung Rubens’ an; s. Corpus Rubenianum XXIII, Bd. II, S. 141, Nr. 119 (M. Meulen).