Portrait of Blasius von Holzhausen (1481-1525), 1523

Title

Portrait of Blasius von Holzhausen (1481-1525)

Painter

• Hans Abel II

Period Produced

• 16th century

School

• Renaissance

Object Type

• painting (artwork)

Physical Description

Oil on limewood

Material

• limewood

Technique

• oil

Label at the Time of Manufacture

Unbezeichnet

Institution

• Städel Museum

Departement

• Old Masters 1300 - 1800

Collection

• Städelsches Kunstinstitut

Creditline

Städel Museum, Frankfurt am Main

Picture Copyright

Public Domain

Acquisition

Acquired in 1923 as a bequest from Adolph von Holzhausen

Genre

• portrait

Main Motif

• Blasius von Holzhausen
• man

Persons Shown

• Blasius von Holzhausen

Primary

• 61B2(HOLZHAUSEN, Blasius von)11(+53) historical person (HOLZHAUSEN, Blasius von) - historical person (HOLZHAUSEN, Blasius von) portrayed alone (+ half-length portrait)
• 31D14 adult man
• 31D14(+4) adult man (+ three-quarter view)
• 31A231 standing figure

Secondary

• 41D221(BARETT) head-gear (BARETT)
• 41D2121 coat
• 41D222(COLLAR) neck-gear: collar
• 41D223(SHIRT) clothing for the upper part of the body (SHIRT)
• 41D2661 necklace
• 41D26612 pendant, trinket, 'breloque'
• 45C13(SWORD) hacking and thrusting weapons: sword