Rijksmuseum

Johannes Wtenbogaert

Date: 1635
Medium: paper
Institution: Rijksmuseum

Rembrandt here portrays Johannes Wtenbogaert as a scholar, studying and surrounded by books. This renowned preacher had by then already led a tumultuous life. He was forced to flee the country owing to his theological views and was able to return only years later. The cramped and amateurish etched inscription (by his kindred spirit Hugo de Groot) refers to these hardships.

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