Portret van Justus Lipsius, humanist en hoogleraar te Leiden en Leuven BN 861a

Justus Lipsius is depicted in a half-length view wearing a fur-trimmed scholar's gown and a starched ruff. He holds a book in his left hand, and his right hand rests on the head of a small dog. The engraving uses fine cross-hatching to detail the textures of the sitter's hair, fur, and the paper edges of the book.

Justus Lipsius was the foundational figure of Neo-Stoicism, a movement that sought to reconcile ancient Roman ethics with Christian theology. His emphasis on constancy and the 'politic' life influenced the intellectual environment of many Renaissance scholars, including those within the Hermetic and natural philosophical traditions.