Title

The philosopher, 1642. Creator: Ferdinand Bol.

Caption

The philosopher, 1642. An elderly, bald-headed, bearded apostle look-alike pores over a vast tome, still more ancient than himself, in complete concentration. Two globes are to his right.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Heritage Art

Reference

HRM24A24_220

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

License type

Rights managed

Available size

55,9Mb (6,5Mb) / 13,1in x 16,5in / 3937 x 4960 (300dpi)

Keywords

Europe portrait people male looking man men bald religious education sitting arts globe country religion art book guy reading beard museum Netherlands Dutch color Christianity Baroque location century print literature bearded concept scholar seated looking down B&W one person facial hair 17th century Colour open Book elderly man apostle black & white black and white B W golden age white and black etched seventeenth century etching TGN copyspace etching portrait old man old men Ferdinand Bol Ferdinand Boll Ferdinandus Bol Francis Ball Francis Pool Baroque Era Bol Ferdinand Dutch Golden Age 1640s Heritage Art Low Countries Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa