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Artwork

Four Regents and the ‘House Father’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum

Werner van den Valckert , 1624

Four Regents and the ‘House Father’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum is an oil painting by the Dutch Golden Age artist Werner van den Valckert. It dates from 1624 and is held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum.

About this work

Subject & Meaning

The subject matter focuses on the civic duty and authority of these figures within the context of charitable care for lepers in Amsterdam.

The work is a group portrait depicting four regents and the house father of the Amsterdam Lepers' Asylum. Painted in 1624 by Werner van den Valckert, the composition identifies the sitters as male officials responsible for the administration of the leprosy institution. The subject matter focuses on the civic duty and authority of these figures within the context of charitable care for lepers in Amsterdam.

As a formal group portrait, the painting serves to document the leadership of the asylum during the early seventeenth century.

Technique & Style

Created in 1624, this group portrait was executed in oil paint on a panel support. The work measures approximately 134 to 137.5 centimeters in height and 209 centimeters in width. As a formal group portrait, the composition depicts five specific figures: four regents and the house father of the Amsterdam Lepers' Asylum. The painting is currently associated with the collections of the Rijksmuseum, the Amsterdam Museum, and the Leprozenhuis.

History & Provenance

Werner van den Valckert executed this group portrait in 1624 using oil paint on panel. The work was commissioned to depict the four regents and the house father of the Amsterdam Lepers' Asylum. Since its creation, the painting has remained associated with the institution, historically known as the Leprozenhuis.

It is currently held in the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, which also lists the Amsterdam Museum as a associated location for the work.

Overview

Werner van den Valckert’s 1624 oil painting, titled Four Regents and the ‘House Father’ of the Amsterdam Lepers’ Asylum, presents a formal group portrait of five men in dark clothing. The work is part of the Rijksmuseum’s collection and exemplifies early‑17th‑century Dutch civic portraiture.