FABER VON CREUZNACH, Conrad
(b. ca. 1500, Kreuznach, d. ca. 1553, Frankfurt)

Gilbrecht von Holzhausen the Younger

1535
Oil on panel, 59 x 44 cm
Städelsches Kunstinstitut, Frankfurt

In the background of this picture the city of Frankfurt am Main is depicted with a bird's eye perspective. This makes the picture one of the earliest known depiction of the city.

The pendant of this painting depicts Anna Holzhausen née Ratzeburg, the wife of the sitter.




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