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Standing Officer

Artist/Maker (Dutch, 1558–1617)
Date1583
MediumEngraving
DimensionsImage: 9 1/4 × 5 13/16 in. (23.5 × 14.8 cm)
Sheet: 10 11/16 × 5 7/8 in. (27.2 × 14.9 cm)
Credit LineCharles F. Olney Fund
Object number1961.67
Status
Not on view
More Information
Goltizius's imposing figure demonstrates the effective us of a swaggering pose and military garb to convey dignity and stature. The sitter's lance and uniform, as well as the massed formations of troops in the background, indicate that he is an officer in the military – possibly Pieter Dircksz Hasselaer, a commander of Dutch troops during the siege of Haarlem (1572–73).
Exhibition History
The Century of Shakespeare
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 10, 1964 - April 30, 1964 )
Print Council Exhibition: Selections from the Prints and Drawings Collection at the Allen Memorial Art Museum
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (May 5, 1988 - June 5, 1988 )
Northern Renaissance Prints and Drawings
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (November 6, 1990 - January 27, 1991 )
Images of War: Ritual and Reality
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (August 15, 1995 - October 22, 1995 )
Rembrandt's 'Portrait of Joris de Caullery' in Context
  • Allen Memorial Art Museum, Oberlin, OH (April 14, 1998 - May 31, 1998 )
Collections
  • European