Portret van predikant Arnold Cornelisz. Crusius op 58-jarige leeftijd

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collector's mark: Lugt 240

Art Historical Context

### Portrait of Preacher Arnold Cornelisz. Crusius at Age 58 This intimate engraving by Willem Jacobsz Delff dated 1610, captures the dignified likeness of Arnold Cornelisz. Crus, a prominent Dutch Reformed and theologian who lived from 1552 to 1623. At 58, Crusius was at height of his influence in Leiden, where he served as a minister and later as a professor of theology amid the religious fervor of the early Dutch Republic. Delff, a skilled engraver from a family of Leiden artists, specialized in precise portrait prints that honored scholars, clergy, and civic leaders during the burgeoning ...