Johannes Wtenbogaert

Rembrandt van Rijn (1606-1669), oil on canvas, 1633

The Amsterdam merchant Abraham Anthonisz Recht was a convinced Remonstrant and great admirer of Wtenbogaert. He commissioned this portrait from Rembrandt in 1633 and hung it in his home. Wtenbogaert looks at you with a penetrating gaze, he is clearly a man of moral authority. And, a man of the Word, as the open book suggests. But exactly which book it is, remains unknown.

  • Artwork typepainting
  • Object numberSK-A-4885
  • Dimensionsheight 130 cm x width 103 cm x thickness 10 cm x thickness 3 cm