Annotationes Othonis Brunfelsii...in quatuor Euangelia & Acta Apostolorum...

1535

Hans Baldung Grien

Associated Names
Hans Baldung Grien

Artist, German, 1484/1485 - 1545

Otto Brunfels

Author, German, 1464 - 1534

The image is a black and white illustration showing the upper body of a man in a seated position. The man has distinctive facial features, with deep-set eyes, prominent cheekbones, and a broad forehead. He has a serious expression and an elongated face, and his hair is shoulder-length, slightly wavy, and tucked under a cap. He wears a robe with a wide, turned-down collar and a cap on his head. There is a hint of detail in the robe, suggesting a soft, flowing texture. His hands are partially visible, resting at the lower part of the image. The background shows an arch, suggesting he might be seated near or within an architectural structure. The border of the page is plain, with some decorative text at the top and a round stamp at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    bound volume with 1 woodcut portrait of the author by Hans Baldung Grien on the verso of the titlepage

  • Credit Line

    Anonymous Gift

  • Dimensions

    book: 29.3 × 21.2 × 3.5 cm (11 9/16 × 8 3/8 × 1 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2014.139.3

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Hollstein 267


Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Ministerii Cellenfir (stamp on woodcut, not in Lugt). [Eldecomm?] Ernesti (stamp on titlepage, not in Lugt). Anonymous gift to NGA, 2014.

Associated Names

Bibliography

1949

  • Hollstein, F.W.H. et al. German engravings, etchings and woodcuts ca. 1400-1700. 8 vols. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberger, 1954-1868. Dutch and Flemish etchings, engravings and woodcuts, ca. 1450-1700. Vols. I-XV, XVIII, XIX. Amsterdam: Menno Hertzberge: no. 267.

Inscriptions

inside upper cover in graphite upper right: 2113; upper left: 1028/* / 3 Ee 115 / k; inside lower cover in graphite upper right: 157873; center: 1912: 523 / Tl 1576


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