UNKNOWN MASTER, Dutch
(active second half of the 17th century)

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

1650-1700
Terracotta, height 40 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

Johan van Oldenbarnevelt (1547-1619) was a Dutch statesman, who played an important role in the Dutch struggle for independence from Spain. He was Pensionary of Holland and one of the founders of the Seven United Netherlands.