Portret van Juliana Hommel 1704 - 1709

Johann Christoph Boecklin's 1704-1709 etching "Portret van Juliana Hommel" is a portrait of Juliana Hommel, a woman of high social standing. The composition is a typical Baroque portrait, with the subject rendered in a lifelike manner and placed within a decorative frame. The frame, an elaborate design of scrolls and foliage, incorporates a cartouche with the inscription “Hier ist ein werthes Weib zur ähnlichkeit gebracht, aus dero milden Hand viel wohlthat ich gewonnen, Ihr frommer Wandel hat Sie herzlich schön gemachet, Weil Tugend und Verstand in ihr gefalli gebracht. D. Johans Friedrich Hommel,” which suggests that the portrait was intended as a tribute to Juliana Hommel's character and virtues. The piece exemplifies the Baroque style's focus on grandeur and elaborate ornamentation, and is currently located in the Rijksmuseum.