Portrait of Abrahamus Heydanus, pastor and professor of theology in Leiden
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
1650
unspecified
From the collection of Leiden University Libraries
This painting shows a man with a serious expression, dressed in old-fashioned clothes. He's sitting at a desk with books and papers around him. The man is Abrahamus Heydanus, a pastor and professor of theology. The painting is interesting because it's a copy of another work, made by a different artist. It's not entirely clear when it was made or why it was copied. To learn more about the style and technique used in this painting, look into the technique of sfumato.
