Portret van Johannes Juncker 1701 - 1733

Martin Bernigeroth created this print of Johannes Juncker, likely in the early 18th century, using engraving. The portrait gives us insight into the hierarchies of the time. Juncker is formally posed, draped in fabric, and wearing a wig. This imagery constructs Juncker as an educated man of status, using the visual codes and cultural references of the time. He was a Professor in the Regia Fridericiana, a prestigious institution that would have had a profound influence on the social and intellectual life of its time. As such, this portrait also functions as a document of institutional history. We can use resources from archives and libraries to better understand this image. By exploring the history of medicine and academia in 18th century Europe, we can understand more fully how someone like Juncker fitted into the social and institutional context of his time. The meaning of the artwork is contingent on the social and institutional context in which it was made.