Self-Portrait

1548

Augustin Hirschvogel

Associated Names
Augustin Hirschvogel

Artist, German, 1503 - 1553

The image shows an upper body profile of a man facing to the left. His position is slightly turned to the left side, showcasing his left profile. The man has pronounced facial features with a long, hooked nose and a detailed beard and mustache, both of which are curly and textured. His hair is short, wavy, and appears to be receding slightly. He is wearing a robe or cloak with a fur collar. In front of him, an armillary sphere rests on the table, and he holds a pair of dividers. Engraved text above and below provides additional information, and decorative elements surround these inscriptions. The background is plain.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    sheet (trimmed to plate mark): 28.9 x 15.9 cm (11 3/8 x 6 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1950.1.81

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Schwarz 1917, no. 40, State only

Artwork history & notes

Exhibition History

1953

  • Renaissance Portraits, Smith College Museum of Art, Northampton, MA, 1953, no. 72 on checklist.

2000

  • The Power of Appearances: Renaissance and Reformation Portrait Prints and Medals, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College, Hanover; The Frances Lehman Loeb Art Center, Poughkeepsie; Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, 2000-2001.

2011

  • Prints and the Pursuit of Knowledge in Early Modern Europe, Harvard Art Museums, Cambridge; Mary and Leigh Block Museum of Art, Evanston, 2011-2012.

Bibliography

1917

  • Schwarz, Karl. Augustin Hirschvogel: Ein deutscher Meister der Renaissance. Berlin: Julius Bard, 1917. Reprint. 2 vols. New York: Collectors Editions, 1971. Schwarz, as Bartsch before him, listed Hirschvogel'sse

Wikidata ID

Q65070934

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