Portrait of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt

Michiel Jansz. van Miereveltin of na ca. 1616

Rijksmuseum
Amsterdam, Netherlands

In this portrait Johan van Oldenbarnevelt is 67 years old. For close to thirty years he has held the highest governmental position in Holland and been the most powerful politician in the Republic. For a long time he is someone to contend with. Maurice is greatly indebted to him, yet after 1610 a conflict arises between them that gravely disrupts the country. Which of them will determine the future?

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Title: Portrait of Johan van Oldenbarnevelt
Creator: Mierevelt, Michiel Jansz. van
Date Created: in of na ca. 1616
Physical Dimensions: paneel
Subject Keywords: portret, politieke geschiedenis, Oldenbarnevelt, Johan van
Rights: http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

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