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"Portrait of Constantijn Huygens and his Clerk" by Thomas de Keyser

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Constantijn Huygens was a true Renaissance man of the Dutch Golden Age. A diplomat, poet, scholar, scientistic, and composer, this portrait goes about trying to represent all his virtuosities using a variety of symbols and clues. Join Ben Street to discover more about this remarkable man.

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