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Portrait of a Young Man & Design with 3 scriptural subjects
Ambrosius Holbein
- Art Funded
- 1926
- Dimensions
- 1) 14.8 x 12.2 cm
- Vendor
- Kerrich family
1) Portrait of a Young Man, originally attributed to Hans Holbein the Younger, now however it is given instead to his tragically short-lived older brother, Ambrosius.
As this work reveals, Ambrosius treats his portraits with great sensitivity and refinement. Presumably this piece was intended to be a finished work of art rather than a study for a painting. 2) Design with images of Lot and his Daughters, Intoxication of Noah and Judith and Holofernes in a Renaissance frame.
Provenance
Collection of Thomas Kerrich.