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Portret van Hippolytus Guarinonius op 37-jarige leeftijd

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Portret van Hippolytus Guarinonius op 37-jarige leeftijd

Aegidius Sadeler

1608
paper
height 184 mm x width 140 mm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

About This Work

This engraving presents a bust-length portrait of the physician within an oval frame, showing him with a long, pointed beard and wearing a scholar's gown. Around the border is a Latin verse from the Psalms, while a lower cartouche identifies the sitter and his academic titles. The work exhibits the refined line-work of the imperial court's preeminent engraver.

Guarinonius was a central figure in early modern natural philosophy and medicine, best known for his 1610 magnum opus 'Die Grewel der Verwüstung menschlichen Geschlechts,' which sought to harmonize medical hygiene with moral discipline. The portrait reflects the high intellectual status of physicians within the Rudolfine court circle in Prague.

Inscriptions(Latin)

QVI TIMENT DOMINVM SPERAVERVNT IN DOMINO : ADIVTOR EORVM ET PROTECTOR EORVM EST . D . O . M .
HIPPOLYTVS GVARINONIVS TRID.
ART. ET MED. DOCTOR.
ÆTAT. ANN. XXXVII.

Translation

YOU WHO FEAR THE LORD HAVE HOPED IN THE LORD: HE IS THEIR HELPER AND THEIR PROTECTOR. TO GOD THE BEST AND GREATEST.
HIPPOLYTUS GUARINIONIUS OF TRENT
DOCTOR OF ARTS AND MEDICINE.
AT THE AGE OF 37 YEARS.

Connected Texts

Hippolytus Guarinonius

Subject of the portrait and author of an encyclopedic work on natural philosophy and medicine.

Provenance & Source

Object

Holding Institution

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Medium

paper

Dimensions

height 184 mm x width 140 mm

GenreAI

portrait

Digital Source

Source

Rijksmuseum · CC0 1.0

Original Resolution

2976 × 3861 px

Harvested

March 25, 2026

Linked Data

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