Portret van Hubert Goltzius, 1574

The subject is shown in a strict profile view that mimics the style of an ancient Roman coin, reflecting his profession as a historian and collector of antiquities. He is depicted with finely detailed curly hair and a short beard, wearing a high ruff collar and a buttoned doublet. The oval border contains a Latin inscription identifying the subject and the artist.

Hubert Goltzius was known as the 'restorer of antiquity,' whose work in numismatics and history was essential to the Renaissance project of recovering ancient chronologies. His work represents the humanist drive to systematically document and preserve the 'Prisca Sapientia' (ancient wisdom) through material culture and physical remains.