COLLECTION NAME:
Rylands Collection
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Manchester~91~1
Rylands Collection
Collection
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Image Number:
JRL18120061
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JRL18120061
Image Number
false
Reference Number:
VFA.10.4
reference_number
VFA.10.4
Reference Number
false
Link to Catalogue:
Image Title:
Ioannes Holbenus, Basilensis
title
Ioannes Holbenus, Basilensis
Image Title
false
Alternative Image Title:
Hans Holbein
title_variant
Hans Holbein
Alternative Image Title
false
Parent Work Title:
Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
title_larger_entity
Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
Parent Work Title
false
Creator:
Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
creator
Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
Creator
false
Creator:
Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
creator
Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
Creator
false
Creator Role:
Author
creator_role
Author
Creator Role
false
Date Created:
1610
date_created
1610
Date Created
false
Volume:
1
volume
1
Volume
false
Page/Sheet:
5v-6r
page
5v-6r
Page/Sheet
false
Image Sequence Number:
006r
image_sequence_number
006r
Image Sequence Number
false
Description:
Double page opening. On the left hand side is a page of handwritten text providing a brief biography of Hans Holbein, the younger. The text has been copied from 'The Art of Painting' by Roger de Piles; pp. 266-268. On the right hand side is an engraved portrait of Hans Holbein. Facing right. Holbein is depicted with a paint brush in his hand; a palette can be seen hanging up in the background to the left of his head. In the background is a street scene with two figures; one representing Death and the other a nun. Composite image.
description
Double page opening. On the left hand side is a page of handwritten text providing a brief biography of Hans Holbein, the younger. The text has been copied from 'The Art of Painting' by Roger de Piles; pp. 266-268. On the right hand side is an engraved portrait of Hans Holbein. Facing right. Holbein is depicted with a paint brush in his hand; a palette can be seen hanging up in the background to the left of his head. In the background is a street scene with two figures; one representing Death and the other a nun. Composite image.
Description
false
Keyword:
German; Artist; Painter; Portraitist
keyword
German; Artist; Painter; Portraitist
Keyword
false
Language Code:
eng-GB
language
eng-GB
Language Code
false
Language:
English
language_name
English
Language
false
Language Code:
lat
language
lat
Language Code
false
Language:
Latin
language_name
Latin
Language
false
Subject:
Art
subject
Art
Subject
false
Category of Material:
Visual
category
Visual
Category of Material
false
Sub-Category:
Fine Art
class
Fine Art
Sub-Category
false
Technique Used:
Engraving (printing process)
technique
Engraving (printing process)
Technique Used
false
Technique Used:
Handwriting
technique
Handwriting
Technique Used
false
Medium:
Ink
medium
Ink
Medium
false
Support:
Paper
support
Paper
Support
false
Time Period Covered:
15th-16th Century CE
temporal_coverage
15th-16th Century CE
Time Period Covered
false
People Covered:
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
people_covered
Holbein, Hans, 1497-1543
People Covered
false
Current Repository:
The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
Provenance:
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
Provenance
false
Provenance:
Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, Earl, 1835-1910, former owner
former_repository
Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, Earl, 1835-1910, former owner
Provenance
false
Rights Holder - Image:
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work:
The University of Manchester Library
work_rights
The University of Manchester Library
Rights holder - Work
false
Access Rights:
References:
De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 266-268
references
De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 266-268
References
false
Notes:
Hollstein (Frisius) 147
notes
Hollstein (Frisius) 147
Notes
false
Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
2018-04-10
Image Creation Technique:
Digital capture by The University of Manchester Library
Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
2018-12
Educational Notes:
Spencer English MS 60: Portraits of Artists
educational_notes
Spencer English MS 60: Portraits of Artists
Educational Notes
false
Metadata Language:
eng-GB
Academic Project Lead:
Edward H. Wouk
academic_project_lead
Edward H. Wouk
Academic Project Lead
false
Collection Code:
Rylands
collection_code
Rylands
Collection Code
false