# Desiderius Erasmus [View the canonical artwork record]() ## Artwork - Artist: [VINCKENBRINCK, Albert Jansz.]() - Date: 1601-1650 - Technique: Oak, height 60 cm ## Commentary 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 <A onclick="return OpenOther\('/cgi-bin/search.cgi?author=&title=erasmus&comment=&time=any&school=any&form=any&type=portrait&location='\)" HREF="/cgi-bin/search.cgi?author=&title=erasmus&comment=&time=any&school=any&form=any&type=portrait&location=">several portraits of Erasmus</A> by Renaissance painters, such as Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht Dürer and Quentin Massys. ## Attribution [Web Gallery of Art]()