Portrait of Joan B. Montanus Possibly 1574

This engraving, "Portrait of Joan B. Montanus," is a work by Johannes Sambucus, a 16th-century Renaissance artist. The work depicts Joan B. Montanus, a prominent figure, in an oval frame adorned with decorative elements. The image is part of Sambucus's *Icones veterum aliquot ac recentiorum medicorum,* which included portraits of physicians from antiquity and the Renaissance. The engraving is notable for its fine detail and its combination of realistic portraiture with allegorical elements, typical of the Renaissance era.