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Johannes Gutenberg (c. 1400-1468), inventor of the art of printing.

Thevet, André (illustrator)
De Larmessin (graveur/engraver)
year: 1584

type: prent
print
detail: nee
related persons: Gutenberg, Johannes
related terms: boekdrukkunst boekdrukkers
period: 15e eeuw
classification:
D: Geschiedenis van de boekdrukkunst

contents: No authentic portrait is known of Johannes Gutenberg, the inventor of the art of printing. The oldest dated portrait can be found in the large biographical reference work of Henricus Pantaleon: 'Prosopographiae heroum atque illustrium virorum totius Germaniae' (Bazel 1568-1570), but this woodcut is also used for other persons. The portrait by André Thevet is the best-known and has also been used as a model for later illustrations.

origineel:
source: Thevet, André - Les vrais pourtraits et vies des hommes illvstres grecz, latins, et payens recueilliz de leurs tableaux, liures, medailles antiques, et modernes. - Parijs, La Veuve I. Keruert et Guillaume Chaudiere, 1584.
©description: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek
©reproduction: Den Haag Koninklijke Bibliotheek




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