Portret van Kaspar Neumann
Pieter Schenk (I)
1670 - 1713
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
199; 308
About this artwork
height 308 mm x width 199 mm
Art Historical Context
**Portret van Kaspar Neumann is a striking engraving by Pieter Schenk (I a prominent Dutch printmaker active between 1670 and 1713. Schenk, based in Amsterdam during the Dutch Golden Age, specialized in detailed portraits and reproductive prints, capturing the likenesses of scholars, scientists, and notables of his time. This portrait depicts Kaspar Neumann, a chemist, mathematician, and Lutheran theologian (1645–1715), for his pioneering studies on phosphorus and human longevity. Produced in an era when scientific inquiry flourished alongside artistic innovation, the work reflects the growing...