id: 134787
accession number: 1957.356
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Sir Thomas More, 1600s. Follower of Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543). Oil on wood in a gilt wood frame; framed: 8.6 x 8.6 x 1.3 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in.); diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); unframed: 6.7 x 6.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.); diameter of frame: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, The Edward B. Greene Collection 1957.356
title: Sir Thomas More
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creation date: 1600s
creation date earliest: 1600
creation date latest: 1699
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creditline: The Edward B. Greene Collection
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culture: Germany, 17th century
technique: oil on wood in a gilt wood frame
department: European Painting and Sculpture
collection: P - German before 1800
type: Portrait Miniature
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CREATORS
* Hans Holbein the Younger (German, active England and Switzerland, 1497/98–1543) - artist
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measurements: Framed: 8.6 x 8.6 x 1.3 cm (3 3/8 x 3 3/8 x 1/2 in.); Diameter: 6.5 cm (2 9/16 in.); Unframed: 6.7 x 6.4 cm (2 5/8 x 2 1/2 in.); Diameter of frame: 8 cm (3 1/8 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS
title: The Scholar in Art
opening date: 1968-04-19T04:00:00
The Scholar in Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art (April 19-28, 1968).
title: Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs
opening date: 1982-11-02T05:00:00
Master Goldsmiths of the Renaissance: Their Models and Designs. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 2, 1982-March 20, 1983).
title: Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America
opening date: 1993-03-26T04:00:00
Intimate Images: Portrait Miniatures from Europe and America. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (March 26-October 17, 1993).
title: Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives
opening date: 2013-11-10T00:00:00
Disembodied: Portrait Minatures and their Contemporary Relatives. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).
title: The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England
opening date: 2023-02-26T05:00:00
The Tudors: Art and Majesty in Renaissance England. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (co-organizer) (February 26-May 14, 2023).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Private collection, New York, NY
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[Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York, NY]
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The Edward B. Greene Collection, gifted to the Cleveland Museum of Art
date: -1957
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The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
date: 1957-
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One of the most original of Renaissance thinkers, an influential politician at the court of Henry VIII, and, since 1935, a saint in the Roman Catholic Church, Sir Thomas More also played an important role in the development of English portraiture through his patronage of Hans Holbein the Younger. Here More wears a so-called livery chain, a mark of his service to Henry VIII. He would eventually be beheaded in 1535, when he refused to support the king’s divorce and breach with the Catholic church. This miniature painted by a later follower of Holbein attests to the enduring resonance of More’s image and legacy.
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RELATED WORKS
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CITATIONS
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Handbook. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1958.
page number: Mentioned and Reproduced: cat. no. 462
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1958/page/n85
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1966. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1966.
page number: Reproduced: p. 111
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1966/page/n135
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1969. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1969.
page number: Reproduced: p. 111
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1969/page/n134
The Cleveland Museum of Art. Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
page number: Reproduced: p. 127
url: https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n147
The Cleveland Museum of Art. The Cleveland Museum of Art Catalogue of Paintings, Part 3: European Paintings of the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1982.
page number: Mentioned: p. 172-173; Reproduced: p. 173
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