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De acteur Willem Bartholsz Ruyter als koning Ahasverus op zijn troon

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Dutch painter and printmaker (1606–1669) · 1606–1669

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Date: c. 1635 - c. 1640
Medium: prepared paper, ink
Culture: Amsterdam
Institution: Rijksmuseum

Willem Bartholsz Ruyter (1587-1639) was a famous actor in Amsterdam. One drawing shows him as King Ahasuerus, who has just heard from his Jewish wife, Esther, that his confidant Haman had ordered the death of all Jews. In the second study, he wears the costume of a country yokel who was the central figure in popular farces called ‘boertigheden’.

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