Portrait of Johannes Hochedaeus, Walloon minister in Amsterdam
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
This painting shows a man in a simple room, dressed in old-fashioned clothes. He's sitting at a table with papers and a book. The man is Johannes Hochedaeus, a minister in Amsterdam. The painting has some interesting details, like the Latin and French poems written under the portrait. These poems and the inscription "A l'Eglise Françoise d'Amsterdam" give us clues about the subject's life. To learn more about the style of this painting, look into the technique of chiaroscuro.
