Portret van Desiderius Erasmus in een allegorische omlijsting 1718

This 1718 engraving by Dutch artist Bernard Picart is a portrait of Desiderius Erasmus, a famous humanist scholar. The image features a detailed allegorical framework surrounding Erasmus, which is meant to illustrate his work and contributions to scholarship. The engraving's elaborate frame and the figures included in the frame are characteristic of the Baroque period and the emphasis on theatricality in art, which was popular throughout Europe during the 17th and 18th centuries. The image is held in the Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, Netherlands.