| 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 #:50.135.4
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| Location Note: |
Bequest of Edward S. Harkness, 1940 |
| Material: |
Oil on wood |
| Date: |
1532
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| Inscription: |
Signed, dated, and inscribed: (across center) ANNO.1532. ÆTATIS.SVÆ.29.; (on cover of book) ·H·H·; (on edge of book) HER[W within a shield]WID.; (on sheet of paper in book) Veritas odiu[m] parit:~ (Truth breeds hatred [Terence, Andria, l. 69].)
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| Vendor: |
The Metropolitan Museum of Art |
