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AET1281

Portrait%20of%20Calvin_1000.jpg

Title

Subject

Calvin, Jean, 1509-1564 -- Portraits

Description

Portrait of Calvin based on a painting by Lucas Cranach the Younger. Included is a microscopic rendering of the first chapter of Luther's German translation of Ecclesiasticus. Conserved by Jan Sobota in 1991.

Source

AET1281, Anonymous. Portrait of Jean Calvin. Pen and ink calligraphy, with watercolor and gilt border on vellum, [Switzerland?], 1698.

Publisher

Bridwell Library Special Collections

Date

Rights

Please cite Bridwell Library Special Collections, SMU, as the source of this file. A high-resolution version of this file may be obtained by contacting Special Collections (bridsc@smu.edu).

Format

Displayed as .jpg

Language

Type

Portrait

Citation

“AET1281,” Bridwell Library Special Collections Exhibitions, accessed April 24, 2024, https://bridwell.omeka.net/items/show/434.