id: 134787
accession number: 1957.356
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Portrait of Sir Thomas More, 1600s. Follower of Hans Holbein (German, 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: Portrait of 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 (German, 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: 1982-11-02T04:00:00
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 (organizer) (November 10, 2013-February 16, 2014).
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS
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PROVENANCE
Private collection, New York; [Rosenberg & Stiebel, Inc., New York]. The Edward B. Greene Collection, 1957.
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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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IMAGES
web: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.356/1957.356_web.jpg
print: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.356/1957.356_print.jpg
full: https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/1957.356/1957.356_full.tif