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Portrait of Antonius Brassavola
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Portrait of Antonius Brassavola

Pieter van der Borcht (I) · 1574 · letterpress printing; etching; paper

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

About this work

Portrait with a round frame of Antonius Musa Brassavolus, personal physician to Charles V, Francis I, Henry VIII and popes Paul III, Leo X, Clement VII and Julius III. Bust to the left. The cartouche of the portrait is decorated with vegetables and fruit. Four putti in the corners of the cartouche. Below the cartouche an inscription of four lines in Latin. Above the cartouche the name of the person portrayed.

Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description
Credit linePortret van Antonius Brassavola. 1574. Pieter van der Borcht (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.

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