Portret van Salomon Glass after 1642

Peter Troschel created this portrait of Salomon Glass, a theologian, using etching. Glass lived in a time of intense religious and intellectual upheaval following the Reformation. This portrait encapsulates the complex relationship between religious identity and social status. Glass's stern gaze and formal attire speak to the authority vested in religious figures, reflecting the patriarchal structures of 17th-century society. The Latin inscriptions framing his image reinforce his learned status and situate him within a lineage of theological scholarship. As a man of the cloth, he was held to standards of piety and morality that often conflicted with the realities of human experience. Despite the formal conventions of portraiture, there's a palpable sense of the individual behind the image, a man grappling with the weighty expectations of his role. This etching serves as a reminder of the personal dimensions inherent in broader societal and religious constructs.