Title

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch author, scholar and humanist, (1893). Artist: Unknown

Caption

Desiderius Erasmus, Dutch author, scholar and humanist, (1893). Erasmus (1497-1543) was probably the greatest scholar of the northern Renaissance. A believer in the superiority of religious practices in earlier times, he was an advocate of reform of the Church. An illustration from A Short History of the English People, by John Richard Green, illustrated edition, Volume II, Macmillan and Co, London, New York, 1893.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1893

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C29_306

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,6Mb (6,2Mb) / 12,1in x 16,3in / 3617 x 4889 (300dpi)

Keywords

people male man men religious education country religion writing guy Holland Dutch knowledge profile Christianity Renaissance location century concept scholar B&W MONOCHROME 19th century black & white black and white B W humanism 16th century nineteenth century sixteenth century 15th century The Print Collector fifteenth century humanist Reformation Erasmus portrait Unknown Albrecht;Durer Albrecht;Albrecht Durer;Albert Durer Desiderius Desiderius Erasmus Erasmus of Rotterdam Green John Richard Green John Richard Albrecht Dürer;Dürer John Richard Green portrait