Geleerde verdedigt zich in een vergadering van bisschoppen 1670 - 1740

"Geleerde verdedigt zich in een vergadering van bisschoppen" ("Scholar Defends Himself in a Meeting of Bishops") is an etching created by Gilliam van der Gouwen between 1670 and 1740. The print depicts a scholar passionately addressing a group of bishops, who sit attentively before him. The composition, with its emphasis on the scholar's central position and the bishops' rapt attention, highlights the scholar's forceful argumentation. This print, now part of the Rijksmuseum collection, exemplifies the 17th and 18th-century Dutch penchant for capturing intellectual and religious discourse in detailed and dramatic visual narratives.