Early 17th-Century French School, Portrait Of The Humanist Denis Godefroy Animals Adorned in a sumptuous sheer

Adorned in a sumptuous sheer turquoise gown trimmed with gold lace

This painting speaks of an artist committed to plein air not for the pursuit of fleeting effects

Provenance: Portugal

His adoration for Devon and his skill for describing it led to several appearances at London’s Royal Academy

Little is known about Cornelis Jan Bolt aside from various exhibition catalogues that refer to his work

Early 17th-Century French School, Portrait Of The Humanist Denis Godefroy Animals Adorned in a sumptuous sheerThis meditative early 17th century oil painting depicts the French jurist and humanist Denis Godefroy (1549 1622), known in Latin as Dionysius Gothofredus, one of Europes most respected scholars. The sitters features closely echo the well known engraved portrait of Godefroy, and are rendered with austere precision. In early 17th century France, portraits such as this were acts of reverence. To own the image of a great jurist, theologian, or