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Constantijn Netscher was a Dutch painter known for his portraits, landscapes, and historical scenes. Born in the Hague, he was one of twelve children of a prominent court portrait painter. Only he and one other brother followed in his father’s footsteps and became artists.
International trade drove Jewish mobility during the age of mercantilism, as Jewish merchants formed wide commercial networks and partnerships and developed cosmopolitan attitudes that facilitated civic inclusion.
Early modern Jewish visual culture flourished, with illuminated manuscripts, ornate synagogues, and portraiture alongside increasing non-Jewish interest in Jewish customs and greater Jewish self-representation.
