Maarten van Heemskerck
Portrait of Reinerus Frisius Gemma
1540 - 1545
old masters
The man in the fur trimmed coat is Professor Gemma Frisius, a renowned mathematician, astronomer and physician based in Leuven. He designed two globes, the second with his student Mercator. The Latin text and the glass sphere with the four seasons refer to the passage of life.
