Portret van Christiaan Junius, hertog van Brunswijk

About this artwork

collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

### Portrait of Christiaan Junius, Duke of Brunswick Created in 1623 by Dutch engr Willem Jacobsz Delff this striking portrait captures Christiaan Jun, better known as Christian of Brunswick, a daring Protestant commander during the early Thirty Years' War. At just 22 years old, the "Lion of the North" already earned fame for his bold raids against Habsburg forces, embodying the turbulent religious and political strife of 17th-century Europe.ff, a master engraver from the renowned artistic Delff family in Delft,ized Junius during the Dutch Golden Age, when portrait engravings like this one se...