. English: Printer's Device for Andreas Cratander. Metalcut, × 60 cm × cm, Kunstmuseum Basel. The Roman goddess portrayed is Occasio, like Kairos, with whose attributes Holbein invests her, a goddess of opportunity. The Greek motto translates: 'In all things it is best to take advantage of the right time'. Holbein here uses decorative motifs familiar from his previous work, such as the squat columns that appear in his portraits of Jakob and Dorothea Mayer and the segmented arch border (Christian Rümelin, in Müller et al, p. 491). 1522. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alter
. English: Printer's Device for Andreas Cratander. Metalcut, × 60 cm × cm, Kunstmuseum Basel. The Roman goddess portrayed is Occasio, like Kairos, with whose attributes Holbein invests her, a goddess of opportunity. The Greek motto translates: 'In all things it is best to take advantage of the right time'. Holbein here uses decorative motifs familiar from his previous work, such as the squat columns that appear in his portraits of Jakob and Dorothea Mayer and the segmented arch border (Christian Rümelin, in Müller et al, p. 491). 1522. Hans Holbein (1497/1498–1543) Alternative names Hans Holbein der Jüngere, Hans Holbein Description German painter and draughtsman Date of birth/death 1497 or 1498 between 7 October 1543 and 29 November 1543 Location of birth/death Augsburg London Work location Basel (1515-1526), Lucerne (1515-1526), Venice (1515), Bologna (1515), Florence (1515), Rome (1515), Venice (1517-1518), Bologna (1517-1518), Florence (1517-1518), Rome (1517-1518), London (1526-1528), Basel (1528-1532), London (1532-1543) Authority control : Q48319 VIAF: 4945401 ISNI: 0000 0001 2098 7816 ULAN: 500005259 LCCN: n81117179 NLA: 36275979 WorldCat . Metalcut by Jacob Faber. 1029 Printer's Device for Andreas Cratander, by Hans Holbein the Younger
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