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Johannes Wtenbogaert
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
The Amsterdam merchant Abraham Anthonisz Recht was a convinced Remonstrant and great admirer of Wtenbogaert. He commissioned this portrait from Rembrandt in 1633 and hung it in his home. Wtenbogaert looks at you with a penetrating gaze, he is clearly a man of moral authority. And, a man of the Word, as the open book suggests. But exactly which book it is, remains unknown.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit lineJohannes Wtenbogaert. 1633. Rembrandt van Rijn. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
