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Original filePortret van Hippolytus Guarinonius op 37-jarige leeftijd
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
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
paper
height 184 mm x width 140 mm
portrait
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