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Portrait of Jan Amos Comenius

Jürgen Ovens

1650 - 1670

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

h 64cm × w 56cm

Collection

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Materials

canvas; oil paint (paint)

Object Type

painting

Subject Matter

historical persons; functionaries and dignitaries ~ Protestant churches

Acquisition Method

purchase

Acquired

1905

Notes

oil on canvas

Collection Type

paintings

About Jürgen Ovens

1623–1678 • GermanyDutch Republic

Thought at one time to have been a student of Rembrandt, but research since has proven that theory to be false. Comment on works: History; Portraits; Night scenes

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