{"product_id":"15394-lute-gaultier-jacques-lievens-jan-jacques-gaultier-lutenist","title":"[Lute] [Gaultier, Jacques. (ca. 1600 - 1670)] Lievens, Jan. (1607-1674) Jacques Gaultier, Lutenist","description":"\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e“Jacoba Govtero inter regios magnae Britanniae...” \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eEtching, ca. 1632-1635, 295 x 23 mm., Bartsch 59, Dutuit 58 iii\/iv, Hollstein 23 iii\/v.  A very fine impression on laid paper, with good margins and in fine condition.  \u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eGaultier was court lutenist in London from about 1617 to 1647. Lievens, after his roommate, Rembrandt, left Leyden to go to Amsterdam, fell under the influence of Van Dyck, and went to London for a time where he etched this now celebrated portrait.\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003e\u003cbr style=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"\"\u003eAmong \u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ethe most distinguished Dutch artists of his day, o\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ever the six decades of his career Lievens worked for mem\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ebers of the Dutch and English princely households, won important religious \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eand civic commissions, and excelled in a range of styles and subjects. His \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eprints and drawings, like his paintings, were esteemed by connoisseurs and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003ecopied by other artists. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003eAlthough Lievens sought to become a painter of biblical and allegorical \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003escenes, his gift for painting faces also won him ardent admiration. Constan\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"\"\u003etijn Huygens — secretary to the Prince of Orange, as well as poet, writer, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cnobr\u003eintellectual — was one of the most influential Dutch patrons of art. After his \u003c\/nobr\u003einitial visit to Lievens’ studio in 1628, Huygens wrote that the artist “wreaks miracles” with the human countenance and admired Lievens’ extraordinary ability to evoke the essence of a person through features alone. He became Lievens’ lifelong advocate, sending important commissions his way.  Lievens never narrowed his focus entirely, but portraits became an essential part of his practice and a steady source of much-needed income.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46093583417503,"sku":"15394","price":3500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0512\/4826\/7423\/files\/Lievens_2C_Jan_Gaultier_Lutenist_15394a.jpg?v=1722188990","url":"https:\/\/www.schubertiademusic.com\/products\/15394-lute-gaultier-jacques-lievens-jan-jacques-gaultier-lutenist","provider":"Schubertiade Music and Arts","version":"1.0","type":"link"}