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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 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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