Portrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg

workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen, after 1507

This sitter was a member of a prominent Dutch family. He served as bailiff and burgomaster of Alkmaar. In his right hand he holds a prayer nut encased in silver or gold, an extremely costly object for private devotion. He used it to demonstrate his piety, but also, and primarily, his affluence.

Artwork typepainting
Object numberSK-A-3838
Dimensionsheight 35.5 cm x width 26.2 cm, height 42.4 cm x width 32.8 cm x depth 3 cm
Physical characteristicsolieverf op paneel

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Portrait of Jan Gerritsz van Egmond van de Nijenburg

Identification

Title(s)
Jan Gerritsz van Egmond (d 1523). Bailiff of Nieuwburg
Object type
Object number
SK-A-3838
Description
Portret van Jan Gerritsz. van Egmond, baljuw van Nieuwburg. Op het hoofd een zwarte baret, in de rechterhand een gouden reukbal, staande voor een ornamentale boog met uitzicht op een landschap. Hangend aan de boog het alliantiewapen van de geslachten Van Egmond en Heereman van Oegstgeest. Met geïntegreerde lijst.
Inscriptions / marks
coat of arms, top centre: divided vertically, 1, six red chevrons on a gold field; 2, a gold cross on a black field charged with a silver inescutcheon containing a red cross, in the first quarter a mermaid of a natural colour with a silver tail looking out at the viewer with a mirror in her left hand and a comb in her right hand
Part of catalogue
Catalogue reference
- F. Scholten, Handzaam verzamelen, Amsterdam 2011, omslag (detail gebedsnoot).
- J. Belonje, De twee Neijenburgen bij Alkmaar, Wormerveer, 1956, p. 28-34.

Creation

Creation
- painter: workshop of Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen
- painter: Jacob Cornelisz. van Oostsanen [rejected attribution]
Dating
after 1507
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Material and technique

Physical description
olieverf op paneel
Material
Dimensions
- height 35.5 cm x width 26.2 cm
- height 42.4 cm x width 32.8 cm x depth 3 cm

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Acquisition and rights

Copyright
Public domain
Provenance
…; private collection, England;{Note RMA.} …; the dealer Douwes, Amsterdam, 1927;{Friedländer XII, 1935, p. 198.} …; collection Eduard August Veltman (1878-1965), Bloemendaal and Bussum, 1934;{Rotterdam 1934, p. 6, no. 4.} from whom, fl. 23,000, to the museum, 1952
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

- F. Scholten, Handzaam verzamelen, Amsterdam 2011, omslag (detail gebedsnoot).
- J. Belonje, De twee Neijenburgen bij Alkmaar, Wormerveer, 1956, p. 28-34.

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