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Portrait of Christoph Herdesianus
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
About this work
Christoph Herdesianus, jurist and theologian in Nuremberg. Half-length portrait, turned to the right, dressed in a gown trimmed with fur, beneath which a pleated ruff. Long pointed beard and upturned mustache. His left hand rests on the lower edge (as if it were a windowsill). Below the portrait, in the margin, a 12-line Latin verse: Leges Romulidum....viva Numan, by Melissus.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own descriptionCredit linePortret van Christoph Herdesianus. 1581. Johann Sadeler (I). Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
