Klaas Nar, Balthasar Jenichen (possibly), after Hans Lautensack, 1574

Title(s)

Klaas Nar
Claus Narr

Object type

• print

Object number

RP-P-1961-56

Inscriptions / marks

• collector's mark: Lugt 2228

Description

Portret van Claus von Rangstädt, hofnar in dienst van Johann Friedrich von Sachsen, in een architectonische omlijsting met de personificaties Veritas, Prudentia en Fama. Onder het portret in de omlijsting een zesregelige tekst in het Duits.

Artist

• print maker: Balthasar Jenichen (possibly)
• after painting by: Hans Lautensack (possibly)

Place

Germany

Dating

1574

Material

• paper

Technique

etching

Measurements

height 306 mm × width 215 mm

What

• court jester, court fool
• Prudence, 'Prudentia'; 'Prudenza' (Ripa) ~ one of the Four Cardinal Virtues (+ God the Father)
• Truth; 'Verità' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)
• Fame; 'Fama', 'Fama buona', 'Fama chiara' (Ripa) (+ abstract concept represented by female figure)

Who

• Claus de Nar

Acquisition

exchange 1961

Copyright

Public domain