Portrait of Petrus Burmannus, Professor of Humanities
1750
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1750
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
Dominant colour
Portrait of Petrus Burmannus, Professor of Humanities is a 1750 unspecified by Jacob, Houbraken, a Dutch Golden Age work, held at Leiden University Libraries.
This painting shows a man sitting with books and papers. He's dressed in old-fashioned clothes. The man in the painting is Petrus Burmannus, a professor of humanities, and the Latin inscription under the image was written by J. de Wit. The painting is interesting because it was made after another work by H. van der My from 1727. This tells us that the artist, Jacob Houbraken, was inspired by earlier works. You can learn more about the artist who created this style by looking at the work of Houbraken, Jacob, (1698-1780).
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