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Portrait of Erasmus (1466?-1536)

Portrait of Erasmus (1466?-1536)

Artist Hans Holbein the Younger (German, 1497/98-1543)
Date1540
Dimensions11 5/16 x 6 1/4 in.
MediumWoodcut
ClassificationPrints
Credit LineWinthrop H. Perry Fund
Object number
1949.32
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Label TextThe Renaissance scholar Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466?-1536) traveled widely and taught Greek at Cambridge University. He is perhaps best known for his Greek edition of the New Testament with Latin translation, published in 1516. Hans Holbein, court painter to King Henry VIII of England, painted a portrait of Erasmus as early as 1523. This woodcut was executed as frontispiece for the complete edition of Erasmus’ works published in Basel in 1540.Exhibition HistoryThe Passion and the Apocalypse: Albrecht Dürer's Renaissance, Oct 1,04 - Jan 2,05

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