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Sep 9, 2008
Sep 9, 2008
Portrait of Georg Knauer
Portrait of Georg Knauer
1537
Peter Dell
(German, 1490–1552)
Pearwood
Overall: 14 x 8.9 cm (5 1/2 x 3 1/2 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 1927.427
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George Knauer sits behind a classical archway holding a personal letter. His age appears in the background while the date and the artist's initials "PD" are in the corners. With this relief, Dell was competing with painted portraiture. The emergence of small portrait reliefs coincided with the growing popularity of portrait medals. Produced in limited numbers, roughly two hundred wood reliefs survive today.
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