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Portrait of Josephus Scaliger

Hendrick Goltzius · 1590 - 1594 · engraving; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Portrait of Josephus Scaliger (1540–1609), philologist in Leiden, at the age of 35. Bust in an oval in an architectural ornamental frame with allegorical figures referring to language and science. Coat of arms above the portrait. Around the oval and in the cartouche below the portrait are texts in Latin.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description

Subjects

print Josephus Scaliger historical persons

Credit linePortret van Josephus Scaliger. 1590 - 1594. Hendrick Goltzius. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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