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The Dutch Ambassador on his Way to Isfahan
Also titled De Nederlandse ambassadeur op weg naar Isfahan
Jan Baptist Weenix (Amsterdam, 1621–ca.)
1653 - 1659
- Medium
- canvas, oil paint (paint)
- Classification
- painting
- Dimensions
- height 101 cm x width 179 cm
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Tweens profiles and older: its subjects are known and suit older children. How works are placed
About this work
In 1651–1652 the Dutch ambassador Joan Cunaeus and his secretary, Cornelis Speelman, travelled to Isfahan in Persia to stimulate trade in horses and silk. Speelman described the journey, lavish receptions and visits to ancient archeological sites. The two gentlemen are here probably being escorted by the Sultan of Bandar Abbas. Cunaeus wears a silk cloak, a gift from the shah.
