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Otto van Veen

Flemish painter, draughtsman and humanist (1556–1629)

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Images from the collections

Images by Otto van Veen

13 images from works
  • The child Papirius saluting Harpocrates as god of silence. Oil painting by a Spanish painter after O. Vaenius.
  • The child Papirius saluting Harpocrates as god of silence. Oil painting by a Spanish painter after O. Vaenius.
  • People engaged in pleasures (dancing, drinking, gaming, flirting) to counteract the pains of illness and old age. Line engraving attributed to O. van Veen (Vaenius).
  • A physician taking the pulse of and examining the urine of a sick old man, he is surrounded by his concerned family. Line engraving by O. van Veen.
  • The child Papirius saluting Harpocrates as god of silence. Oil painting by a Spanish painter after O. Vaenius.
  • Harpocrates, god of silence, holding a Roman standard and holding his finger to his lips; behind him the child Papirius receives a crowd at the steps of his house. Etching by S. Mulinari after O. Vaenius.
  • The child Papirius saluting Harpocrates as god of silence. Oil painting by a Spanish painter after O. Vaenius.
  • Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Etching by N. Martinez after O. Veen [O. Vaenius].
  • A surgeon operates on the eye of an immoral old man, while the efforts of Time and Minerva to cure his inner corruption are rebuffed. Line engraving after O. van Veen, 16--.
  • A duel on horseback between Alvar Sánchez and Gonzalo Gomez, watched by Doña Lambra: Alvar Sánchez is killed. Etching by A. Tempesta after O. Vaenius.
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Works from the collections

11 works

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    A duel on horseback between Alvar Sánchez and Gonzalo Gomez, watched by Doña Lambra: Alvar Sánchez is killed. Etching by A. Tempesta after O. Vaenius.

    Otto van Veen | Reference: 42729i
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    A battle between Romans and the Germans at Trier: the Germans are returning on a bridge over the river Moselle after having attacked the camp of the Romans, when the Romans counterattack. Etching by A. Tempesta after O. van Veen, 1612.

    Otto van Veen | Date: [1612] | Reference: 43021i
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    Harpocrates, god of silence, holding a Roman standard and holding his finger to his lips; behind him the child Papirius receives a crowd at the steps of his house. Etching by S. Mulinari after O. Vaenius.

    Otto van Veen | Date: [between 1700 and 1799] | Reference: 34373i
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    Saint Mary (the Blessed Virgin) with the Christ Child. Etching by N. Martinez after O. Veen [O. Vaenius].

    Otto van Veen | Reference: 10323i
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    A furious cuckold rushes at his rival with a sword; representing vice as its own punishment. Engraving after O. van Veen (Vaenius), 1612.

    Otto van Veen | Date: 1612 | Reference: 20090i
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