Portrait of Gilbrecht von Holzhausen (1514-1550), Conrad Faber von Kreuznach
Conrad Faber von Kreuznach
Portrait of Gilbrecht von Holzhausen (1514-1550)
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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
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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.

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Basic Information

Title
Portrait of Gilbrecht von Holzhausen (1514-1550)
Painter
Backside
Coat of Arms of the Holzhausen Family
Period Produced
School
Object Type
Physical Description
Mixed technique on limewood
Material
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
Administration
Collection
Creditline
Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main
Picture Copyright
Public Domain
Acquisition
Acquired in 1923 as a bequest from Adolph von Holzhausen

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22.03.2023