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Portrait of Benedictus Pictetus, theologian from Geneva

Jacob, Houbraken

1750

unspecified

From the collection of Leiden University Libraries

Dutch Golden Age Portrait

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Portrait of Benedictus Pictetus, theologian from Geneva is a 1750 unspecified by Jacob, Houbraken, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Leiden University Libraries.

Who painted this?: Jacob, Houbraken
When & what style?: 1750 · Dutch Golden Age
Where can I see it?: Leiden University Libraries

About this work

This painting shows a man, Benedictus Pictetus, who was a theologian from Geneva. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes and has a book in his hand. The painting is based on a work by the Huaut brothers, and it has some handwritten notes added to it, including birth and death dates. You can learn more about this style of painting by looking into the technique of sfumato.