Desiderius Erasmus
by VINCKENBRINCK, Albert Jansz., Oak, height 60 cm
Desiderius Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466⁄1469-1536) was a Dutch humanist and theologian. He had a major influence on intellectual circles in the Netherlands.
In the Web Gallery of Art you can view several portraits of Erasmus by Renaissance painters, such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht D�rer and Quentin Massys.