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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.
National Gallery of Art · Volume
Annotationes Othonis Brunfelsii...in quatuor Euangelia & Acta Apostolorum...
Hans Baldung Grien, Otto Brunfels (author)
- Date
- 1535
- Medium
- bound volume with 1 woodcut portrait of the author by Hans Baldung Grien on the verso of the titlepage
- Dimensions
- book: 29.3 × 21.2 × 3.5 cm (11 9/16 × 8 3/8 × 1 3/8 in.)
- Classification
- Volume · Print
- Accession number
- 2014.139.3
- Credit line
- Anonymous Gift
- Time span
- 1501 to 1550
- Department
- CG-E
Subjects and terms
- portrait
- woodcut
- Botany
Provenance
Ministerii Cellenfir (stamp on woodcut, not in Lugt). [Eldecomm?] Ernesti (stamp on titlepage, not in Lugt). Anonymous gift to NGA, 2014.
Inscription
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
NGA object ID 169150. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.