OUTIS NEMO

1518

Hans Weiditz, II and Ulrich von Hutten (author)

Associated Names
Hans Weiditz, II

Artist, German, 1500 or before - c. 1536

Ulrich von Hutten

Author, German, 1488 - 1523

The image depicts a man standing in a commanding pose. He is clothed in a tunic with decorative elements and holds a staff. The man has a beard, curly hair, and wears a crown-like headpiece. A ship with men aboard is visible in the background. Other figures and a person playing a musical instrument are present. The words "ΟYTIΣ. NEMO" are inscribed above the man.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    Bound volume with woodcut illustration for title page

  • Credit Line

    William B. O'Neal Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 18.9 x 13.7 cm (7 7/16 x 5 3/8 in.)
    accessory size: 19.2 x 14.2 x 0.7 cm (7 9/16 x 5 9/16 x 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2005.83.1

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Paul M. Dowling (Liber Antiquus, Early Imprinted Books), Washington, D.C.; purchased 2005 by NGA.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2008

  • Medieval to Modern: Recent Acquisitions of Drawings, Prints, and Illustrated Books, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2008, no. 32 b.

2012

  • Imperial Augsburg: Renaissance Prints and Drawings, 1475-1540, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.; 2012, no. 54 (only shown at NGA venue).

Bibliography

1904

  • Roettinger, Heinrich. Hans Weiditz der Petrarkameister. Strassburg, 1904.

1926

  • Ivins Jr., William M. Prints and Books: Informal Papers. Cambridge, 1926: 39-51.

1927

  • Musper, Theodor. Die Holzschnitte des Petrarkameisters. Munich, 1927.

1956

  • Benzing, Josef. Ulrich von Hutten und seine Durcher; eine Bibliographie der Schriften Huttens im 16. Jahrhundert mit Beitragen von HeinGrimm. 1956: 62

Inscriptions

upper left in brown ink: Dub; upper center in light brown ink: VI; upper right in brown ink: Zn CXXXIV. Hutten / No. 4i

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