Albrecht Dürer
<p>Here Wenceslaus Hollar reproduced an Albrecht Dürer self-portrait painting (now in the Prado, Madrid) as an etching in reverse. In 1498, at the age of 26, Dürer depicted himself as a gentleman artist at the height of his creative prowess. On a diplomatic trip through Dürer’s hometown of Nuremberg in 1636, the Earl of Arundel received the painting as a gift for King Charles I of England. Hollar made the etching from the original for Arundel, who was his major patron.</p>
Catalogue
- Year
- 1645
- Dimensions
- Image: 19.4 × 15.8 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/4 in.); Plate: 22.5 × 22.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 22.9 × 18.2 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Artist
- Wenceslaus Hollar
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- Wenceslaus Hollar
- Year
- 1645
- Dimensions
- Image: 19.4 × 15.8 cm (7 11/16 × 6 1/4 in.); Plate: 22.5 × 22.3 cm (8 7/8 × 8 13/16 in.); Sheet: 22.9 × 18.2 cm (9 1/16 × 7 3/16 in.)
- Watts ID
- WW-1645-062668
Source
- Collection
- Art Institute of Chicago
- Source
- aic
- Reference
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- Status
- verified