Johannes Wtenbogaert

• Johannes Wttenbogaert (1557-1644). Remonstrant Minister in The Hague
• Johannes Wtenbogaert

SK-C-1474

signature, date and inscription: ‘Backer Aº 1638 / AEt. 80’

During his long life – he died in 1644 at the age of 87 – Wtenbogaert wrote pamphlets, religious treatises, and, of course, numerous sermons. Backer depicted him in 1638 with his 1619 discourse on ‘the Lord’s Prayer’ on the table. This treatise on one of the best-known prayers, published in the year in which the Remonstrants were under pressure, is a public manifestation of his profound faith.

J. van Damme, 'Restauratie : Elke ingreep moet omkeerbaar zijn', Provinciaalse Zeeuwse Courant, 23 december 1989, p. 35.

painter: Jacob Adriaensz. Backer

1638

olieverf op doek

height 122.5 cm x width 98 cm

On loan from the Remonstrants Gereformeerde Gemeente, Amsterdam

Public domain

…; ? consistory chamber, Remonstrant Church, Amsterdam, by 1705;{Coll. cat. shortly to appear, see entry for SK-C-1474.} first recorded in the consistory chamber, Remonstrant Church, Amsterdam, 1765 (`geschilderde afbeeldsels … van den Predikant Johannes Uytenbogaart´);{Wagenaar VIII, 1765, p. 23.} new consistory chamber, Remonstrant Church, Amsterdam, 1854, as Adriaen Backer (`Johannes Uitenbogaardt. Geschilderd door Adriaen Backer in 1648´);{P. Scheltema, Portretten, 1854, folder in the library of the Museum Catharijneconvent, Utrecht, RMCC 94/225. Quoted in Dirkse 2001, pp. 89-90.} transferred to the Remonstrants Gereformeerde Gemeente, new Remonstrant Church, Amsterdam, 1933; on loan to the museum from the Kerkenraad van de Remonstrants-Gereformeerde Gemeente te Amsterdam since 1964

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

• J. van Damme, 'Restauratie : Elke ingreep moet omkeerbaar zijn', Provinciaalse Zeeuwse Courant, 23 december 1989, p. 35.
• W.H.P. Scholten en W.E.J.L. de Maat, ''Christus en de Kananeese vrouw' van Jacob Adriaensz. Backer', Zeeuws Tijdschrift 41 (1991), nr. 6, p. 218.
• Peter van den Brink, Jacob Adriaensz. Backer, CD-ROM, Zwolle 2009, cat.nr. A57 [Uitgebreidere bibliografie dan in de gelijknamige catalogus].
• P. Hecht, 'Nog één keer Uyttenbogaert', Kunstschrift 37 (1993), nr. 4, p. 2-3.

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