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| Keywords: Portrait of Boniface Amerbach, by Hans Holbein the Younger.jpg Artwork Creator Hans Holbein d J en This portrait was one of Holbein's first commissions as a master painter in Basel The young academic Bonifacius or Boniface Amerbach 1495 “1562 a printer's son became a friend and admirer of Holbein as both men mixed in humanist circles in Basel Amerbach who went on to teach Roman law at Basel University was also a friend of the great humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus who made him his sole heir He became a collector of Holbein's art and his collection expanded by his son Basilius formed the core of Basel's art museum <br> <br/>The almost square format of the picture is unusual Behind the sitter are a fig tree and a range of snow-covered mountains The inscription tablet on the left of the sitter contains Latin verse by Amerbach that translates Although a painted face I am not second to the living face; I am the gentleman's equal and I am distinguished by correct lines He has lived eight periods of three years and through me this work of art depicts with diligence what belongs to nature This is followed by the names of Amerbach and Holbein and a precise date References Buck p 24; Paul Ganz Holbein The Paintings Complete Edition London Phaidon 1956 p 227 1519 oil fir size cm 29 9 28 3 Institution Kunstmuseum Basel Amerbach-Kabinett 1662 accession number Inv 314 de Signiert und datiert unter dem Epigramm PICTA LICET FACIES VI / VAE NON CEDO SED INSTAR / SVM DOMINI IVSTIS NO / BILE LINEOLIS // OCTO IS DUM PERAGIT / TPIETH SIC GNAVITER IN ME / ID QVOD NATVRAE EST / EXPRIMIT ARTIS OPVS // BON ¢ AMORBACCHIVM ¢ / IO ¢ HOLBEIN ¢ DEPINGEBAT ¢ / A ¢ M ¢ D ¢XIX ¢ PRID ¢ EID ¢ OCTOBR http //sammlungonline kunstmuseumbasel ch/eMuseumPlus service direct/1/ResultDetailView/result inline list t1 collection_list TspTitleImageLink link sp 13 sp Sartist sp SfilterDefinition sp 0 sp 1 sp 1 sp SdetailView sp 73 sp Sdetail sp 0 sp T sp 0 sp SdetailList sp 0 sp F sp Scollection sp l975 Kunstmuseum Basel<br>http //www wga hu/html/h/holbein/hans_y/1525/01amerba html Web Gallery of Art Stephanie Buck Hans Holbein Cologne Könemann 1999 ISBN 3829025831; PD-old-100 Bonifacius Amerbach Holbein Humanists Fur fashion in 1519 | ||||
