Portrait of Gilbrecht von Holzhausen (1514-1550), 1535

Dimensions: 59.4 x 44.4 x min. 0.5 cm
maximum depth: 0.5 cm

Physical Description: Mixed technique on limewood

Inventory Number: 1716

Acquisition: Acquired in 1923 as a bequest from Adolph von Holzhausen

Status: See Parts

Texts

About the Acquisition

For almost 700 years, from 1245 until 1923, the Holzhausens were one of Frankfurt's most important patrician families and prominent members of the Imperial City's town council. More than thirty members of the family served as mayor on some seventy occasions. Until about 1500 the family were merchants on a large scale, but then concentrated on administering their country property and feudal lands. The death of Adolph Freiherr von Holzhausen (1866-1923) marked the end of the older branch of the family on the male side. He bequeathed to the Städel the ancestral portrait gallery of Frankfurt's Holzhausen family, which dated back to the time of the Renaissance. The portrait collection exhibits the particular charm of an ancestral gallery that has been maintained over many generations.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: Portrait of Gilbrecht von Holzhausen (1514-1550)

Painter

Conrad Faber von Kreuznach

Backside: Coat of Arms of the Holzhausen Family

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 Brief in der rechten Hand des Porträtierten: Dem Ersamen Gilbrecht von holtzhausen Meinem besonderen freuntlichenn liebenn Vettern
Bezeichnet zentriert und mittig in der oberen Hälfte des Versos: GILBRECHT VON HOLTZHAVSĒ. AET. XXI: (AE ligiert) / ANNO. MDXXXV. / ·CVC· (erstes C gespiegelt; ligiert); CVC ist das Künstlermonogramm von Conrad Faber von Creuznach
Im oberen Drittel mittig des Versos Klebezettel: Atelier für Retouchiren u. Einrahmen v.Bildern in Goldleisten. von P. Reinermann. Maler, Kunst- und -Zeichnenmaterialien-Haendler in Frankfurt a/M. Bornheimer Landstrasse 280A.

Property and Acquisition

Institution

Städel Museum

Administration

Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline: Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright: Public Domain

Acquisition: Acquired in 1923 as a bequest from Adolph von Holzhausen

Work Content

Motifs and References

Genre

portrait

Main Motif

Persons Shown

Gilbrecht von Holzhausen

Associated Persons and Institutions

Justinian von Holzhausen

Iconclass

Primary

61B2(HOLZHAUSEN, Gilbrecht von)11(+53) historical person (HOLZHAUSEN, Gilbrecht von) - historical person (HOLZHAUSEN, Gilbrecht von) portrayed alone (+ half-length portrait)
31A235(+4) sitting figure (+ three-quarter view)
31AA2516 arm or hand held in front of the body - AA - both arms or hands
41D2121 coat

Secondary

41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
41D221(BARETT) head-gear (BARETT)
41D2664 ring
46E221 letter, envelope
25I12 prospect of city, town panorama, silhouette of city
61E(FRANKFURT AM MAIN) names of cities and villages (FRANKFURT AM MAIN)
61D(MAIN) geographical names of countries, regions, mountains, rivers, etc. (MAIN) (MAIN)
25H213 river
61F(SANKT BARTHOLOMÄUS (Frankfurt am Main)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANKT BARTHOLOMÄUS (Frankfurt am Main))
61F(SANKT LEONHARD (Frankfurt am Main)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANKT LEONHARD (Frankfurt am Main))
61F(SANKT NIKOLAI (Frankfurt am Main)) names of historical buildings, sites, streets, etc. (SANKT NIKOLAI (Frankfurt am Main))
25H11 mountains
24A11 dawn