Post-mortemportret van Petrus Mathias Snickers (1816-1895), aartsbisschop van Utrecht 1895

This photograph, taken by Dutch photographer Jean Jacques Antoine van Winsen in 1895, is a post-mortem portrait of Petrus Mathias Snickers, Archbishop of Utrecht. Snickers is depicted in a seated pose, dressed in his archbishop’s robes, and is surrounded by candlesticks and other religious symbols. The dark tones and somber atmosphere typical of this genre, known as a memento mori, were intended to commemorate the deceased and serve as a reminder of the inevitability of death. The image is a poignant reminder of the Archbishop's life and legacy.