Portret van een man met een hoed

This small, intimate engraving shows the head and shoulders of a man in a three-quarter view. He is dressed in a heavy, fur-lined garment and a soft hat that casts a slight shadow over his brow. The fine cross-hatching and dotting create a realistic sense of texture in the skin and fabric, set against a simple grid-like background.

Philip Galle was a pivotal publisher and artist in Antwerp whose workshop disseminated numerous works of natural philosophy, including the 'Nova Reperta' series. This portrait by Goltzius captures a key figure in the network of Northern European humanists and artists who integrated technical discovery with philosophical inquiry.