CLAESZ., Jan
(b. ca. 1570, Haarlem, d. 1618, Enkhuisen)

Portrait of Bartholomeus van der Wiere

1593
Oil on panel, 107 x 82 cm
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam

The portrait depicts Bartholomeus van der Wiere (1534-1603), a pensioner in Amsterdam, standing in an interior at a table with an inkstand, pens and a letter. The pendant of the portrait represents his wife.