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Aegidius Sadeler II

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Aegidius Sadeler or Aegidius Sadeler II (1570–1629) was a Flemish engraver who was principally active at the Prague court of Rudolf II, Holy Roman Emperor and his successors.

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Artworks (20)

Family Tree of the House of Habsburg

1629 · Engravings

Each Sheet: approx. 21 in. × 26 1/2 in. (53.3 × 67.3 cm) Title Page: 21 1/16 × 13 3/4 in. (53.5 × 34.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Spring, from The Four Seasons

1620 · Engraving on ivory laid paper

Plate: 23.2 × 32.3 cm (9 3/16 × 12 3/4 in.); sheet: 25 × 34.4 cm (9 7/8 × 13 9/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Emperor Matthias

1614 · Engraving

Sheet: 26 7/16 x 16 3/8 in. (67.1 x 41.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Emperor Matthias

1614 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image: 65.2 × 41.7 cm (25 11/16 × 16 7/16 in.); Plate: 68.2 × 42.6 cm (26 7/8 × 16 13/16 in.); Sheet: 68.3 × 46.7 cm (26 15/16 × 18 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Georg III Thurzo of Bethlendorf

1607 · Pen and black ink, over black chalk, with red chalk and touches of white chalk, on paper prepared with an opaque gray ground

Primary support: 16.8 × 12.2 cm (6 5/8 × 4 13/16 in.); Secondary support: 16.9 × 12.9 cm (6 11/16 × 5 1/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Interior View of Vladislav Hall at Prague Castle during the Annual Fair

1607 · Engraving

Sheet: 22 1/4 × 24 3/8 in. (56.5 × 61.9 cm) Plate: 22 1/8 × 24 1/4 in. (56.2 × 61.6 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Mechti Kuli Beg, Persian Ambassador to Prague

1605 · Engraving

Sheet: 10 1/8 x 7 7/16 in. (25.7 x 18.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Portrait of Bartolomaeus Spranger with an Allegory of the Death of His Wife, Christina Müller

1600 · Engraving with etching in black on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet, trimmed within platemark: 29.3 × 41.6 cm (11 9/16 × 16 7/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Hercules and Omphale

1595 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Plate: 44.1 × 31.8 cm (17 3/8 × 12 9/16 in.); Sheet: 44.6 × 32.4 cm (17 9/16 × 12 13/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Anagram in Honor of Charles III, Duke of Lorraine and Bar

1590 · Pen and brown, red and black ink, brown wash, white gouache; incised construction lines

Sheet: 15 3/8 × 12 in. (39 × 30.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hercules and Cerberus

1586 · Engraving

Sheet: 9 1/8 × 6 3/16 in. (23.2 × 15.7 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Joachim Patinir

1585 · Engraving

Sheet: 7 3/8 × 6 3/4 in. (18.8 × 17.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Venus Receiving Gifts

1583 · Engraving in black on ivory laid paper

Image/sheet, sight: 27.8 × 18.6 cm (11 × 7 3/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Kruisiging van Christus (linker deel)

1582 · engraving on paper

width: 394 cm, height: 495 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Johannes Petrus Magnus

1580 · brush on paint (coating), prepared paper

height: 226 cm, width: 166 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van een onbekende man

1580 · chalk, prepared paper

height: 116 cm, width: 92 cm

Rijksmuseum

Bondgenootschap tussen David en Jonatan

1580 · engraving on paper

width: 259 cm, height: 217 cm

Rijksmuseum

Seba keert zich tegen koning David

1580 · engraving on paper

width: 259 cm, height: 215 cm

Rijksmuseum

Judit met het hoofd van Holofernes

1580 · engraving on paper

height: 306 cm, width: 214 cm

Rijksmuseum

Portret van Gundacker Von Polheim (1575-1644)

1580 · paper, chalk

width: 98 cm, height: 129 cm

Rijksmuseum

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Portret van een onbekende man
1580 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Judit met het hoofd van Holofernes
1580 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Seba keert zich tegen koning David
1580 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Bondgenootschap tussen David en Jonatan
1580 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van Gundacker Von Polheim (1575-1644)
1580 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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Portret van Johannes Petrus Magnus
1580 · Rijksmuseum · 1 prov
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