Jacobus Govaerts (b. 1635/36). Appointed Master of Ceremonies and Clerk of the Chapter of Antwerp in 1661., anonymous, 1665

Title(s)

Jacobus Govaerts (b. 1635/36). Appointed Master of Ceremonies and Clerk of the Chapter of Antwerp in 1661.

Object type

• painting

Object number

SK-C-1183

Inscriptions / marks

• inscription and date: ‘Aet Suae: 29: Aº: 1665’
• inscription: ‘M: Episcop:’

Description

Portret van Jacobus Govaerts. In 1661 benoemd tot ceremoniemeester en notator van het Kapittel te Antwerpen. Staande met in de rechterhand een priesterstaf met een Madonna-beeldje, in de linkerhand een handschoen en bonnet.

Artist

• painter: anonymous
• painter: Philippe de Champaigne (rejected attribution)

Place

Antwerp

Dating

1665

Physical features

oil on canvas

Material

• canvas
• oil paint (paint)

Measurements

height 135 cm × width 108 cm
depth 8.5 cm

What

• historical persons

Where

• Antwerp

Who

• Jacobus Govaerts

Credit line

• On loan from the Koninklijk Kabinet van Schilderijen Mauritshuis

Acquisition

loan Jun-1927

Copyright

Public domain

• All the paintings of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam : a completely illustrated catalogue, p. 167