Detail View: Rylands Collection: Quintin Mesius. Anwerpianus Pictor
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Image Number:
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JRL18120063
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Reference Number:
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VFA.10.6
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Link to Catalogue:
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Image Title:
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Quintin Mesius. Anwerpianus Pictor
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Alternative Image Title:
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Quentin Metsys
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Parent Work Title:
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Collection of Engravings of Portraits of Painters
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Creator:
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Hondius, Hendrik, 1573-1650
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Creator Role:
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Publisher
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Creator:
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Piles, Roger de, 1635-1709
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Creator Role:
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Author
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Date Created:
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1610
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Volume:
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1
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Page/Sheet:
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Composite image
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Image Sequence Number:
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006
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Description:
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Double page opening. On the left hand side is a page of handwritten text providing a brief biography of Quentin Metsys. The text has been copied from 'The Art of Painting' by Roger de Piles; pp. 258-259. On the right hand is an engraved portrait of Quentin Metsys; facing left and holding a scroll. In the background is a figure working at an anvil.
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Keyword:
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Netherlandish; Dutch; Artist; Painter
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Language Code:
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eng-GB
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Language:
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English
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Language Code:
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lat
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Language:
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Latin
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Subject:
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Art
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Category of Material:
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Fine Art
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Technique Used:
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Engraving (printing process)
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Technique Used:
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Handwriting
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Medium:
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Ink
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Support:
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Paper
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Time Period Covered:
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15th-16th Century CE
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People Covered:
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Metsys, Quentin, 1465 or 1466-1530
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Current Repository:
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The University of Manchester Library, U.K.
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Provenance:
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Spencer, George John Spencer, Earl, 1758-1834, former owner
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Provenance:
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Spencer, John Poyntz Spencer, Earl, 1835-1910, former owner
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Rights Holder - Image:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Rights holder - Work:
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The University of Manchester Library
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Access Rights:
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References:
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De Piles, The Art of Painting, pp. 258-259
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Notes:
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Hollstein (Frisius) 130
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Date Captured (yyyy-mm-dd):
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2018-04-10
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Image Creation Technique:
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Digital capture by Heritage Imaging, The University of Manchester Library
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Date Image Added (yyyy-mm):
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2018-12
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Educational Notes:
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Spencer English MS 60: Portraits of Artists
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Metadata Language:
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eng-GB
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Academic Project Lead:
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Edward H. Wouk
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