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Portrait of a Member of the Weiss Family of Augsburg, Hans Holbein the Elder

Hans Holbein the Elder

Portrait of a Member of the Weiss Family of Augsburg

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Hans Holbein the Elder

Portrait of a Member of the Weiss Family of Augsburg, 1522

Dimensions: 41.7 x 35.2 x min. 0.6 cm
maximum depth: 0.6 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on limewood

Inventory Number: SG 457

Acquisition: Acquired in 1928

Status: On loan

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Title: Portrait of a Member of the Weiss Family of Augsburg

Painter

Hans Holbein the Elder

Period Produced

16th century

School

Renaissance

Object Type

painting (artwork)

Physical Description: Mixed technique on limewood

Material

limewood

Technique

mixed technique

Label at the Time of Manufacture: Bezeichnet auf dem Griffbügel des Degens: · XXII · IAR · WAS · ICH· ALT ·
Bezeichnet auf dem Parierbügel des Spangenkorbs: · WAS · LIEBT · DAS · FREIT ·
Bezeichnet am unteren waagerechten Bügel, dem sog. Eselhuf: 1522 (letzte Ziffer schwer lesbar)
Bezeichnet auf der Hundepfeife: NOTH · LEIT · ER · NIT ·
Auf dem Ring am Zeigefinger der linken Hand Wappen der Augsburger Familie Weiss: Wappenring (In rot-weiß geteiltem Schild ein steigender goldener Löwe)

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18.07.2024