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Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder lebensgroße Büste von vorne

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

lebensgroße Büste von vorne


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder Bust, left profile

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

Bust, left profile


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder Bust, detail of the right profile

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

Bust, detail of the right profile


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder Head, considering the ring

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

Head, considering the ring


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder View of the forhead

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

View of the forhead


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder left head profile

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

left head profile


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder Bust, view over the shoulder

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

Bust, view over the shoulder


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder left hand with ring

Bust of Willibald Imhoff the Elder

1570

left hand with ring


* November 16, 1519, Nuremberg – † January 28, 1580, Nuremberg, buried January 25, 1580. Epitaphs were erected in the Rochus Chapel (1624) and St. Sebald's Church (1628). Son of Hans VI and Felicitas, daughter of Willibald Pirckheimer. ∞ February 12, 1545, Anna (* 1528 – † March 9, 1601), daughter of Wolf I Harsdörffer; they had four sons. He received his commercial training from his uncle and guardian, Andreas I Imhoff, in the family's trading company, from 1533 to 1537 in Lyon and from 1537 to 1540 in Antwerp. He was the aforementioned Andreas I Imhoff from 1545 to 1580. Afterwards, business trips took him to France and Spain. (...) He was the founder of the first major private art collection in Nuremberg. Its foundation included the estate of his grandfather, Willibald Pirckheimer, whose temporarily divided library he acquired and reunited after the death of his grandfather's sister, Barbara Straub. He supplemented his remarkable Dürer collection with items from the estate of Albrecht Dürer after the deaths of his wife, Agnes, and his brother, Endres Dürer. (...) Quoted from the Nuremberg Artists' Lexicon, edited by Manfred H. Grieb See also: Anna Imhoffakotta with mount

Location: Berlin, Bode Museum, Sculpture Collection, Inv. 538

Design: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Realization: Schardt, Johann Gregor van der

Material: Terracotta with mount

photo 2019, Pablo de la Riestra

Johann Gregor van der
Schardt

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