The bust of Plato, in a niche
An engraved bust of a bearded, long-haired man with a fillet in his hair, shown in profile-three-quarter view within an arched niche. His gaze lifts upward, and his draped garment falls across the lower edge. Dense hatching models the beard and curls, with the inscription PLATO, ARISTONIS F. along the base.
Look closer: The printed inscription PLATO, ARISTONIS F. with the artist credits Pet. Paul Rubens pinxit and Lud. Vorsterman fecit sculp. runs along the bottom edge.
- Artist
- Lucas Vorsterman I
- Date
- ca. 1620
- Medium
- Etching and engraving; only state
- Source
- The Metropolitan Museum of Art
- Size
- 1202 × 1709 px
Public domain · The Metropolitan Museum of Art releases this image under CC0 (latest date 1625).
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Rights checked 2026-11-05 · tier A · as stated by the source: CC0 (The Met Open Access, isPublicDomain=true)
Credit (appreciated, not required for public-domain works): The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Harris Brisbane Dick Fund, 1917