Tag: Erasmus

Erasmus (1523)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Erasmus 1523 Oil on wood, 73.6 x 51.4 cm National Gallery, London On loan from Longford Castle collection, © Longford Castle Collection Erasmus (1466/9 – 1536) was one of the most famous writers of his day…

Alphonse Legros

(1837–1911) The artist’s works: Portrait de l’artiste s.d. National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne Cupidon et Psyché exhibited 1867 Tate Britain, London Répétition du service c.1870 Tate Britain, London Portrait de femme 1875 National Gallery of Art, Washington Extase poétique 1876 Hermitage Museum, Saint Petersburg Tête d’homme…

Erasmus of Rotterdam

(1466–1536) Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus Works: • Against War (English) • Colloquies, Volume I (English) • Dialoge or communication of two persons (English) • Education of Children (English) • Encomium artis medicae (Latin) • In Praise of Folly (English) • Merry Dialogue Declaringe the Properties of Shrowde Shrews…

Hans Holbein the Younger

(c.1497–1543) The artist’s works: Erasmus 1523 National Gallery, London Erasmus of Rotterdam writing 1523 Kunstmuseum Basel, Basel Noli me Tangere 1526–1528 Hampton Court Palace, London Erasmus writing 1528 Musée du Louvre, Paris Erasmus of Rotterdam c.1532 Metropolitan Museum of Art,…

Rotterdam (Netherlands)

Museums: • Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen: Museumpark 18, 3015 CX Rotterdam Rotterdam in Art: Turner, Joseph (1775-1851) Rotterdam Ferry-Boat 1833 National Gallery of Art, Washington     Births: • Erasmus of Rotterdam (1466-1536) See also: • Cities | Netherlands

Albrecht Dürer

(1471–1528) The artist’s works: Die Drahtziehmühle c.1489 Kupferstichkabinett, Berlin Portrait of Barbara Dürer, née Holper 1490 Germanisches Nationalmuseum, Nuremberg Albrecht Dürer the Elder 1490 Galleria degli Uffizi, Firenze Christ as the Man of Sorrows c.1492–1493 Staatliche Kunsthalle, Karlsruhe Self-Portrait Holding a Thistle…