Gerard de Lairesse, Nicolaes Visscher I, and others
Pietas format et sapientia perficit
c. 1670
Scroll
- Artist: Gerard de Lairesse
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher I
- Publisher: Nicolaes Visscher II
- Publisher: Gerard Valck
Pietas format et sapientia perficit
c. 1670
Physical Qualities
Etching and engraving, Sheet: 341 x 269 mm. (13 7/16 x 10 9/16 in.)
Plate: 268 x 206 mm. (10 9/16 x 8 1/8 in.)
Portfolio/Series
Opus Elegantissimum
Credit Line
Garrett Collection
Object Number
1984.81.1374
Signed: 1
Inscribed: Monogrammed in trompe-l'oeil on stone surface at lower left: superimposed "GL". Below image: "PIETAS FORMAT ET SAPIENTIA PERFICIT." Along bottom of image: "Per Gerardum de Lairesse inv: et Sculp: et per N: Visscher edit: cum Priv: Ord: Gen: Belgii Fæderati." Lower left corner: 43 Below plate mark at left in graphite: "LB 290 / Nag 69"
Markings: WM: A greek cross within a rosary
