Title

'Erasmus', 1523, (1909). Artist: Hans Holbein the Younger.

Caption

'Erasmus', 1523, (1909). Desiderus Erasmus (1497-1543), Dutch humanist and scholar, 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. Painting in the Musee du Louvre, Paris. From Holbein - Masterpieces in Colour, by S. L. Bensusan. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Frederick A. Stokes Co., London & New York, 1909]
The Print Collector collection

Date

1909

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images

Reference

HRM19D46_395

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

58,0Mb (3,6Mb) / 13,6in x 16,6in / 4067 x 4983 (300dpi)

Keywords

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