Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536) by Quinten Metsys (1517) | Artnap

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Elderly man in a black fur cap writing in a book beside a shelf of labeled volumes and hanging scissors.

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Desiderius Erasmus (1466-1536), Quinten Metsys (1517), Royal Collection. Via artnap.com

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A seated elderly man in a black fur cap and dark fur-trimmed robe writes in an open book with a quill, his gaze lowered toward the page. Behind him, a wooden shelf holds stacked volumes labeled Hieronymus, Lucianus and Novum Testamentum, along with hanging scissors.

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1517

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Royal Collection

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Public domain

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