Portrait of Viglius ab Zuichemus, Frisian Jurist, President of the Privy Council and Member of the Council of State, anonymous, c. 1570

Identification

Title(s)

Portrait of Viglius ab Zuichemus, Frisian Jurist, President of the Privy Council and Member of the Council of State

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3851

Inscriptions / marks

inscription: ‘Natus 1507. Denatus 1577. / Vita Mortalium Vigilia’

Description

Portret van Viglius ab Zuychem (1507-77). Fries rechtsgeleerde, voorzitter van de Geheime Raad en lid van de Raad van State. Buste naar links, in mantel met bontkraag. Rechtsboven het familiewapen.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Southern Netherlands

Dating

c. 1570

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

height 46 cm × width 35.3 cm × thickness 1.2 cm
depth 5.5 cm

Subject

What

historical persons

When

1530 - 1575

Where

Who

Acquisition and rights

Acquisition

purchase Jan-1953

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

...; ? sale, G. Murray Bakker, d'Amsterdam et al.[section Gerardus Murray Bakker (1861-1938, Amsterdam)], Hilversum (Anne J. Olthoff), 10 (11) September 1946 sqq., no. 328, as 'Adriaen Thomas Key';…; from A.J. Rehorst, Berkenwoude, fl. 500, to the museum, 1953

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

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

Aanwinsten : 1 Januari - 1 Mei 1953
Documentatiemap Schilderijen: aantekeningen R. van Luttervelt (voor 1963).

Persistent URL

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