Hendrick Goltzius
(1558 - 1617)

 

Hendrick Goltzius, or Hendrik, was a German-born Dutch printmaker, draftsman, and painter. He was the leading Dutch engraver of the early Baroque period, or Northern Mannerism, lauded for his sophisticated technique, technical mastership and "exuberance" of his compositions. According to A. Hyatt Mayor, Goltzius "was the last professional engraver who drew with the authority of a good painter and the last who invented many pictures for others to copy". In the middle of his life he also began to produce paintings. 

 
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Portrait of the Haarlem shell collector Jan Govertsen van der Aer
1603
Oil on canvas
82,7 x 107,5 cm
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Rotterdam
https://www.boijmans.nl/en/collection/artworks/4553/portrait-of-the-haarlem-shell-collector-jan-govertsen-van-der-aer

The famous Haarlem based painter and engraver Hendrick Goltzius has painted an informal portrait of his friend, the textile merchant Jan Govertsen van der Aer. The proud merchant is dressed in a black tunic with a simple open collar. On his lap is his valuable collection of shells.