Hendrick Jansz. Spijcker, called de Veer, as Standard Bearer,
1590
Material / Technology / Carrier
Eichenholz
Dimensions of the object
105 x 87 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal XI
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 28.08.2023)
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.
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