Pompeius Occo

Dirck Jacobsz., c. 1531

Pompeius Occo developed into a key figure in the Northern European economy and was one of Amsterdam’s most prosperous residents. From around 1511, he represented the successful banking and trading house of the Augsburg Fuggers in this emerging metropolis. Occo’s portrait expresses the generally prevailing awareness that all worldly prosperity is transient. His left hand rests almost tenderly on a skull.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-3924
Dimensionsheight 66.5 cm x width 55.1 cm x height 65 cm x width 53.5 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel

Stories

Pray for me

The hope of eternal life

Identification

Title(s)
- Pompejus Occo (1483-1537), Banker, Merchant and Humanist
- Pompeius Occo (1483-1537), Banker, Merchant and Humanist (former title)
- Pompeius Occo (1483-1537), bankier, koopman en humanist (former title)
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3924
Description
Portret van Pompejus Occo, bankier, koopman en humanist in Amsterdam. Ten halven lijve, achter een balustrade, een anjer in de rechterhand, de linkerhand rustend op een schedel. Op de achtergrond een bergachtig landschap. Gekleed in een mantel met bontkraag, op het hoofd een baret. Het familiewapen hangt rechts aan de tak van een boom.
Inscriptions / marks
coat of arms, upper right, hanging from the tree: a golden eagle with red beak and claws in a blue field
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- J. Six in Oud-Holland 42 (1925), p. 11.
- B. Haak in Antiek 1 (1967), p. 23, afb. 1
- Otto Nübel, Pompejus Occo, 1483-1537 : Fuggerfaktor in Amsterdam, Tubingen 1972, p. 243-244.
- F.J. Dubiez, 'De Amsterdamse bankier en humanist Pompejus Occo en zijn portret van Dirck Jacobsz', Ons Amsterdam 10 (1958), p. 159.
- J.F.M. Sterck in Oud-Holland 51 (1934), p. 41.
- Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 9 (1982) okt.
- E.J. Wolleswinkel in De Nederlandsche Leeuw (1987) juni, kol. 239-240.
- Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 8 (1982) nr. 10 juni.
- J.F.M. Sterck, 'Eenige Amsterdamsche Familieportrettenuit de 16e eeuw', Het Gildeboek (1925), p. 98, afb. 1.
- J.F.M. Sterck in Oud-Holland 43 (1926), p. 251.
- D.G. Carasso, 'Amsterdams opkomst', Ons Amsterdam 24 (1972), p. 43.
- Isa Ramm, 'Die Herkunft des humanisten und Fuggerfaktors Pompejus Occo (um 1483 bis 1535)', Emder Jahrbuch 68 (1988), p. 39-64.
- M. de Winkel, 'Een der deftigsten dragten', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (1995), p. 147.

Creation

Creation
painter: Dirck Jacobsz., Amsterdam
Dating
c. 1531
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Technique
Dimensions
height 66.5 cm x width 55.1 cm x height 65 cm x width 53.5 cm

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Person
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Acquisition and rights

Credit line
Purchased with a contribution from the J. Loudon Bequest
Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
...; bought by Mr Carter, for Henry Doetsch;{According to an annotation in the catalogue of his sale.} his sale, London (Christie´s), 22 June 1895, no. 339, as Jan van Scorel, 150 gns, to J. Murray;{Copy RKD.} ...; sale, Richard von Kaufmann, Berlin (P. Cassirer, H. Helbing), 14 December 1917 sqq., no. 115, DM 101,000, to the dealer P. Graupe, for W.S.E.A. von Pannwitz (1856-1920);{Copy RKD; coll. cat. Von Pannwitz 1926, pp. XII-XIII.} his widow, Catalina von Pannwitz (1876-1959), De Hartekamp, Heemstede;{Coll. cat. Von Pannwitz 1926, p. 6, no. 30, pl. XXI.} from whom, through the mediation of dealer S. Rosenberg, New York, $ 35,000 (fl. 133,540), to the museum, with support from the bequest of Jonkheer D.J. Loudon, Wassenaar, 1957
Remarks
Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Documentation

- J. Six in Oud-Holland 42 (1925), p. 11.
- B. Haak in Antiek 1 (1967), p. 23, afb. 1
- Otto Nübel, Pompejus Occo, 1483-1537 : Fuggerfaktor in Amsterdam, Tubingen 1972, p. 243-244.
- F.J. Dubiez, 'De Amsterdamse bankier en humanist Pompejus Occo en zijn portret van Dirck Jacobsz', Ons Amsterdam 10 (1958), p. 159.
- J.F.M. Sterck in Oud-Holland 51 (1934), p. 41.
- Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 9 (1982) okt.
- E.J. Wolleswinkel in De Nederlandsche Leeuw (1987) juni, kol. 239-240.
- Rijksmuseum Kunstkrant 8 (1982) nr. 10 juni.
- J.F.M. Sterck, 'Eenige Amsterdamsche Familieportrettenuit de 16e eeuw', Het Gildeboek (1925), p. 98, afb. 1.
- J.F.M. Sterck in Oud-Holland 43 (1926), p. 251.
- D.G. Carasso, 'Amsterdams opkomst', Ons Amsterdam 24 (1972), p. 43.
- Isa Ramm, 'Die Herkunft des humanisten und Fuggerfaktors Pompejus Occo (um 1483 bis 1535)', Emder Jahrbuch 68 (1988), p. 39-64.
- M. de Winkel, 'Een der deftigsten dragten', Nederlands Kunsthistorisch Jaarboek (1995), p. 147.

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