Terminus, the Device of Erasmus

c. 1532

Hans Holbein

Hans Holbein (German, 1497/98–1543)

European Painting and Sculpture

Terminus, the Device of Erasmus, c. 1532. Hans Holbein (German, 1497/98–1543). Oil on wood; framed: 32.4 x 32.4 x 4.5 cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.); unframed: 21.6 x 21.6 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee in memory of Milton S. Fox 1971.166

Original Source

Maker/Artist: Hans Holbein
Classification: Painting
Formatted Medium: oil on wood
Medium: oil, wood
Dimensions: Framed: 32.4 x 32.4 x 4.5 cm (12 3/4 x 12 3/4 x 1 3/4 in.); Unframed: 21.6 x 21.6 cm (8 1/2 x 8 1/2 in.)
Inscribed: Inscription: Inscribed in the middle: "CONCEDO NVLLI. [lower right: TERMI / NVS"
Departments: European Painting and Sculpture
Accession Number: 1971.166
Credit Line: Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Sherman E. Lee in memory of Milton S. Fox
Exhibitions: Year in Review: 1971, Portraiture: The Image of the Individual, Erasmus in Spain: Humanism in Spanish early Renaissance, Holbein: Capturing Character in the Renaissance
Rights Statement: CC0
Museum Location: 114 Late Northern Renaissance