File:Print, book-illustration, title-page (BM 1875,0508.1604).jpg
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print, book-illustration, title-page ( ) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Artist |
Print made by: Hans Holbein the Younger
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Title |
print, book-illustration, title-page |
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Description |
English: Page border with the so called Tabula Cebetis (C); consisting of four separate metalcuts; below to the right stands Genius at the entrance of the allegorical garden, divided into different zones, with the personifications of vices and virtues; Felicitas is enthroned at top; first used in Aurelius Augustinus, De civitate Dei ..., Basel, J. Froben, 31. August/September 1522 (2°); this impression is used as title-page to Desiderius Erasmus, Novum Testamentum ..., Basel, J. Froben, (3rd edition of)1522 (2°). 1522
Metalcut and letterpress |
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Depicted people | Illustration to: Desiderius Erasmus | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1522 date QS:P571,+1522-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium | paper | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Dimensions |
Height: 250 millimetres (borderlines)
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Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q6373 |
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Prints and Drawings |
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Accession number |
1875,0508.1604 |
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Notes |
Holbein's design was inspired by a woodcut of a 'Tabula Cebetis' published by Singriener and Vietor in Vienna in 1519. It represents an allegory of the virtues and vices of human life, based on an account allegedly written by Cebes of Thebes (5th -4th century B.C.) Three different variants by Holbein exist, plus a fourth variant by a follower, referred to as Tabula Cebetis A to D. For further information see, E.Stuart in K.Heard and L.Whitaker, 'The Northern Renaissance: Dürer to Holbein' London, 2011, p.189, no.87 (fig.55) On the verso is a title-page border by Ambrosius Holbein (Hollstein 14a). See also: F. Hieronymus, 'Basler Buchillustration 1500 bis 1545', exh. cat. Basel 1984, no. 379; C. Müller. 'Hans Holbein d. J. Die Druckgraphik im Kupferstichkabinett Basel', exh. cat. Basel Kunstmuseum, 1997, no. 31. |
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Source/Photographer | https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1875-0508-1604 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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© The Trustees of the British Museum, released as CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 |
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