| Work Information |
| Creator: |
Hans Holbein the Younger (born 1497 or 1498, died 1543)
, German
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| Period: |
Northern Renaissance
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| Museum: |
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY, United States
Inventory #:49.7.29
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| Material: |
Oil on canvas, transferred from wood |
| Date: |
1536
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| Inscription: |
Dated and inscribed: (lower right) AN° 1536 ÆTA: 30·; (left, on cartellino) Olim meminisse iuvabit ([Perchance even this distress it] will some day be a joy to recall [Virgil, Aeneid, l. 203].); (on letter in sitter's hand) Deme Ersame[n] Und / froe[m]me[ |
| Vendor: |
Saskia, Ltd. |
