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Portrait of a 24-Year-Old Man
Hendrick Goltzius (mentioned on object), 1583
The commissioner of this medallion probably received a number of prints of it, which he could give to friends and family. More impressions could be pulled later. The inscription in the print appears in reverse, indicating that the medallion was made as an object in itself and not primarily as a printing plate. It was more important that the text on the medallion be legible.
- Artwork typeprint
- Object numberRP-P-OB-10.172
- Dimensionsheight 52 mm x width 41 mm
- Physical characteristicsgravure