Portret van Balthasar Kerner 1627

This 1627 engraving by Lucas Kilian is a portrait of Balthasar Kerner, a preacher in Munich. It features a detailed depiction of Kerner, dressed in his clerical robes and holding a book and a scroll. The engraving is framed by a decorative border with a text that includes the date of the engraving, the artist's name, and biographical information about the sitter. This is a good example of a "portrait engraving", a genre popular during the Renaissance and Baroque eras. The work is part of the collection of the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam.