Creator

Anthonis Mor Van Dashorst

Creation-date

1558

Technique

Painting

Material

Oil on wood

Inventory number

Inv. 1637

Subject-1

Antonis Mor Van Dashorst

Object-Current-Location

Florence, Galleria degli Uffizi

Digital resource author

GrECI Project

Digital-resource-rights holder

University of Oslo (for GrECI project)

Image-number

040_Id_15

License

CC BY

Description

The painting shows the artist at his easel, facing a blank canvas, except for a Greek poem pinned to it with a fine needle. The poem, written by Dominique Lampsoons in the style of the recently published Anacreontica, celebrates the liveliness of the portrait. The inclusion of the Greek poem not only highlights the relationship between classical erudition and artistic craftsmanship, but also reinforces the perception of the artist as a learned individual.