Keywords: Karel-van-mander-schilderboeck.JPG en Engraving of Karel van Mander author of the book Schilder-boeck from the book itself Under the portrait is the year Ao 1604 and the initials of the painter Hendrik Goltzius HG pinxit and the note J Saenredam fecit for the engraver Surrounding the portrait is van Mander's motto Mensch soeckt veel doch een is noodich meaning Man searches for many though only one is needed Underneath the portrait not shown are the additional words Caerle ver mander van Molebeke in Vlaender Schilder AETAT 56 meaning he was 56 at the time the painting was made nl Portret van Carel van Mander op 56-jarige leeftijd gravure van Jan Saenredam naar een schilderij van Hendrik Goltzius; borstbeeld iets naar rechts in ovaal omgeven door krulwerk Onderschrift niet in beeld Caerle ver mander van Molebeke in Vlaender Schilder AETAT 56 178022 Karel van Mander Het schilder-boeck Haarlem Paschier van Wesbusch 1604 http //beeldbank amsterdam nl/index php beginjaar eindjaar qasked 1 qtype nieuw q Karel+van+Mander Amsterdam Stadsarchief; Collectie Atlas Dreesmann Jan Saenredam engraver Hendrick Goltzius painter 1604 Print in public domain due to age <gallery>File Karel van Mander 56 Nicola Lastman jpg Mirror image copy for the second edition of the book in 1618 This copy was engraved by Nicolaes Lastman the brother of Pieter Lastman</gallery> Note the original painting by Goltzius is lost PD-old-100 Art historians from the Netherlands Karel van Mander I Hendrick Goltzius Jan Saenredam 1604 engravings Stadsarchief Amsterdam |