Dirck de Bray

Dirck de Bray was a graphic artist documented as active in 1635. His surviving documented output places him within 17th-century printmaking traditions, focusing primarily on engraving and etching. Fifteen of Dirck de Bray’s prints are currently represented across museum collections.

The breadth of his work includes devotional iconography, such as Christus in de hof van Getsemane, alongside works that appear to be part of a larger series, evidenced by documented titles such as Augustus and December. These multiple holdings suggest specialization in detailed, illustrative prints intended for wide distribution.

Major works by Dirck de Bray are preserved in leading institutions, most notably the Rijksmuseum. The institutional holdings of Dirck de Bray prints establish the artist’s contribution to the visual culture of the period. Today, much of his documented graphical output has entered the public domain, allowing access to high-quality prints for scholars and researchers.