Which seventeenth-century Dutch poet and diplomat famously designed his own country estate Hofwijck and wrote poetry celebrating industrious Protestant virtue?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A. Constantijn Huygens, who served as secretary to two Princes of Orange
- Step 1: Constantijn Huygens was a consummate Renaissance 'uomo universale': diplomat, polyglot, composer and poet. Step 2. He designed Hofwijck in Voorburg as a refuge from court life and praised contemplation in poems like Hofwijck and Dagh-werck. Answer: Constantijn Huygens, who served as secretary to two Princes of Orange. Why not the others: Bredero died young in Amsterdam; Jacob Cats ('Vader Cats') authored didactic emblems; Luiken was an ascetic engraver.
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