Portrait of Ismail, Ambassador of the Persian Shah Tahmasp I, Standing
Through prior acquisition of John H. Wrenn Memorial Collection
Catalogue
- Year
- 1573
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 39.5 × 26.5 cm (15 9/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 31 cm (16 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Melchior Lorck
Artist
Painting
Melchior Lorck was a Renaissance painter, draughtsman, and printmaker of Danish-German origin. He produced the most thorough visual record of the life and customs of Turkey in the 16th century that is to this day a unique source. He was also the first Danish artist of whom a substantial biography is reconstructable and a substantial body of artworks is attributable.
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Record
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- Melchior Lorck
- Year
- 1573
- Dimensions
- Image/plate: 39.5 × 26.5 cm (15 9/16 × 10 7/16 in.); Sheet: 40.8 × 31 cm (16 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1573-000989
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
- View at source
- Status
- verified