Bildnis des Hendrick Jansz. Spijcker, gen. de Veer, als Fähnrich,

1590

Material / Technology / Carrier

Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

105 x 87 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal XI

Department

Holländische Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

1315

Acquisition

1799 aus der Galerie Mannheim

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Holländisch, Bildnis des Hendrick Jansz. Spijcker, gen. de Veer, als Fähnrich, 1590, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/9pL3Bjdxeb (Last updated on 18.04.2023)

Assuming a self-assured stance, this sitter proudly presents himself as officer and ensign of a Dutch rifle company. At the time of the painting’s creation, the most distinguished of these military units were comparable to citizen militias. They also assumed an important role in the Northern Dutch provinces’ struggle for independence from Spanish-Habsburg superiority. The coat of arms identifies the life-size ensign as Hendrick Jansz. Spijcker (born 1554), officer of a rifle company in Utrecht.