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The Portrait of Sir Richard Southwell is a painting by the German Renaissance master Hans Holbein the Younger, executed around 1536–1537. It is housed in the Uffizi, Florence.
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| Artist | Hans Holbein the Younger |
| Year | 1536 |
| Type | Oil and tempera on oak |
| Dimensions | 47.5 cm × 38 cm (18.7 in × 15 in) |
| Location | Uffizi, Florence |
The painting was required by Grand Duke Cosimo II de' Medici in 1620 to Thomas Howard, Duke of Arundel, to fill a gap in the family collections. It arrived in Florence in April 1621, when Cosimo had already died. It belongs to Holbein's mature career, and a preparatory drawing of the painting (with the inscription "Southwell Knight") exists in the Royal Collections of the Windsor Castle. The Louvre houses a copy brought to Paris during the Napoleonic invasions of Europe.
Description
Richard Southwell was a privy councillor of Henry VIII of England and was portrayed by Holbein, who had become court painter a short time before, in 1536, as recorded in the inscription. The latter reads:
X° IVLII ANNO H[ENRICI] VIII XXVIII° / ETATIS SUAE ANNO XXXIII
The painting had once an ebony frame, of which only the silver decorative medallions remain, with the coats of arms of the Medici, Arundel, Southwell and the painter's name. They date likely to the acquisition by the Tuscan Grand Duke in the 17th century.
See also
Sources
- Fossi, Gloria (2004). Uffizi. Florence: Giunti. ISBN 88-09-03675-1.
External links
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Le Portrait de Sir Richard Southwell est une peinture du maître de la Renaissance allemande Hans Holbein le Jeune, exécutée vers 1536-1537. Elle est conservée dans la galerie des Offices, à Florence.[it] Ritratto di Sir Richard Southwell
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