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Original fileThis engraving displays three portraits of prominent 17th-century figures arranged together. Pieter Stevens is shown at the top left, Jan Saenredam appears in a profile medallion at the top right, and Joos de Momper II is depicted on a canvas propped up in the foreground. On the table next to the painting sit a small glass bottle and a rolled-up scroll.
This print documents the network of artists and patrons associated with the Haarlem Mannerist circle and the court of Emperor Rudolf II in Prague. Both groups were deeply invested in Neoplatonism and Hermetic allegories, with Saenredam serving as a primary engraver for many esoteric and planetary series of the era.
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Translation
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Jan Saenredam
The subject Saenredam was a master engraver known for translating complex Hermetic and Mannerist allegories into print.
Pieter Stevens
Stevens was the wardrobe master and art advisor to Rudolf II, managing a collection that merged natural philosophy, alchemy, and the visual arts.
Object
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Engraving
portrait
Digital Source
Wikimedia Commons · CC0
http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.134286
Creative Commons Zero, Public Domain Dedication
3366 × 5032 px
8c944dcf36c8df1bd3ae9c4be91c339f9b288ca4
December 1, 2019
March 23, 2026
Linked Data
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