Portret van Johannes Brenz by Robert Boissard

Portret van Johannes Brenz 1597 - 1599

pencil drawn

aged paper

toned paper

light pencil work

book

pencil sketch

old engraving style

caricature

pencil drawing

pen-ink sketch

pencil work

"Portret van Johannes Brenz" is a 1597-1599 engraving by Robert Boissard depicting the German theologian Johannes Brenz. The print is framed within a decorative arch with two columns, and Brenz is shown in a three-quarter profile, wearing a cap and fur-trimmed gown. He holds a book in his left hand and is depicted as a serious and scholarly figure. The inscription below the image notes Brenz's life dates, birth place, and academic title. The Rijksmuseum is home to this portrait.