Humanist Collection (page 5)

Bonifacius Amerbach, 1495-1562, Swiss jurist
6039912 Bonifacius Amerbach, 1495-1562, Swiss jurist. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bonifacius Amerbach, 1495-1562, Swiss jurist, humanist, professor and composer)

Portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio, c. 1560 (oil on canvas)
5055812 Portrait of Giovanni Boccaccio, c.1560 (oil on canvas) by Altissimo, Cristofano dell (c.1525-1605) (and workshop); 76.5 x 62 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Bust of Matteo Palmieri, 1468 (marble)
AII79882 Bust of Matteo Palmieri, 1468 (marble) by Rossellino, Antonio (1427-79); height: 53 cm; Museo Nazionale del Bargello, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

George of Trebizond, from "True Portraits... "by Andre Thevet published in 1594
5668956 George of Trebizond, from A" True PortraitsA...A" by AndreThevet published in 1594 by Thevet, Andre (1504-92); (add.info.: George of Trebizond (1395-1472): from Crete

Portrait of Andreus Nikolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) 1575 (oil on canvas)
XTD141109 Portrait of Andreus Nikolaus Copernicus (1473-1543) 1575 (oil on canvas) by Polish School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Portrait of Erasmus (c. 1466-1536) from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth
STC146191 Portrait of Erasmus (c.1466-1536) from Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth, published in 1825 (w/c and gouache on paper) by Essex

Illuminated "V"from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615732 Illuminated " V" from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Illuminated "O"from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia
5615731 Illuminated " O" from the 1518 Basel third edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535) first published in 1516

Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, c. 1530 (painting)
886663 Portrait of Erasmus of Rotterdam, c.1530 (painting) by Holbein the Younger, Hans (1497/8-1543); Museo di Capodimonte, Naples, Campania

Francois Rabelais (engraving)
815566 Francois Rabelais (engraving) by French School, (18th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Francois Rabelais.); Look and Learn / Elgar Collection; French, out of copyright

Detail from Historia Naturalis by Pliny the Elder, 1476 (print
860500 Detail from Historia Naturalis by Pliny the Elder, 1476 (print, engraving & tempera on paper) (see also 860407-501) by Venetian School

Andres Bello, Venezuelan humanist, politician; philosopher and poet (litho)
3620598 Andres Bello, Venezuelan humanist, politician; philosopher and poet (litho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Andres Bello (1781-1865), Venezuelan humanist

Beatus Rhenanus, German humanist, scholar and religious reformer (engraving)
3638168 Beatus Rhenanus, German humanist, scholar and religious reformer (engraving) by German School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beatus Rhenanus (1485-1547), German humanist

George Buchanan, Scottish historian and humanist scholar (engraving)
3638975 George Buchanan, Scottish historian and humanist scholar (engraving) by English School, (17th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: George Buchanan (1506-1582)

Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian Renaissance humanist, historian and philologist (engraving)
3646548 Johannes Aventinus, Bavarian Renaissance humanist, historian and philologist (engraving) by Lautensack, Hanns Sebald (1524-c.1560); Private Collection; (add.info)

Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (engraving)
3647904 Ludovico Ariosto, Italian poet (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludovico Ariosto (1474-1533), Italian poet

Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (engraving)
3647903 Jacopo Sannazaro, Italian poet (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Jacopo Sannazaro (1458-1530), Italian poet

Title page from the first edition of Sebastian Brants Ship of Fools, printed by Johann Bergmann von Olpe in Basel in
3647884 Title page from the first edition of Sebastian Brants Ship of Fools, printed by Johann Bergmann von Olpe in Basel in 1491 (engraving) by German School

Ludovico Dolce, Italian author, theorist of painting and humanist (engraving)
3646462 Ludovico Dolce, Italian author, theorist of painting and humanist (engraving) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Ludovico Dolce (c1508-1568), Italian author

Bust of Emperor Hadrian as a Young Man, c. 1590 (marble)
747323 Bust of Emperor Hadrian as a Young Man, c.1590 (marble) by Caccini, Giovanni Battista (1556-1613); 61.4x51.8x22.9 cm; Minneapolis Institute of Arts, MN

Maquette for the Monument to John Colet, 1900 (plasticine) (see also 440340)
LMG440341 Maquette for the Monument to John Colet, 1900 (plasticine) (see also 440340) by Thornycroft, William Hamo (1850-1925); 18x13x11 cm; Leeds Museums and Galleries (Leeds Art Gallery)

De Revolutionibus Orbium Coelestium by Nicolaus Copernicus and
physics, book, scientific, treatise, humanism, science, discovery, early renaissance, binding, solar system, space, heavenly bodies, humanist, northern renaissance, text, astrophysics, polish

Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92) (pencil on paper) (b / w photo)
CHT239736 Michel Eyquem de Montaigne (1533-92) (pencil on paper) (b/w photo) by Quesnel, Francois (1543-1619); Bibliotheque des Arts Decoratifs, Paris, France; eArchives Charmet; French

Cardinal Jacques Sadolet (1477-1547) Bishop of Carpentras (oil on canvas)
XIR229939 Cardinal Jacques Sadolet (1477-1547) Bishop of Carpentras (oil on canvas) by French School, (17th century); 70x50 cm; ChAteau de Versailles, France; French, out of copyright

Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523) (engraving) (b / w photo)
CHT223931 Ulrich von Hutten (1488-1523) (engraving) (b/w photo) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; eArchives Charmet; German, out of copyright

Allegory of Astronomy, from an edition of Margarita Philosophica
CHT223767 Allegory of Astronomy, from an edition of Margarita Philosophica by Gregor Reisch, published in Basel, 1508 (woodcut) by Reisch

Important personalities of the Christian Reformation (chromolitho)
972388 Important personalities of the Christian Reformation (chromolitho) by Spanish School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Important personalities of the Christian Reformation)

Justus Lipsius (engraving)
665470 Justus Lipsius (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Justus Lipsius. Illustration for A Biographical History of England by J Granger (William Baynes)

Allegory of Arithmetic, from Margarita Philosophica by Gregor Reisch
CHT162794 Allegory of Arithmetic, from Margarita Philosophica by Gregor Reisch, 1503 (woodcut) by Reisch, Gregor (d.1525); Bibliotheque de la Faculte de Medecine, Paris

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) from the Villa Carducci series of famous men and women, c
BEN28497 Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) from the Villa Carducci series of famous men and women, c.1450 (fresco laid on canvas) by Castagno, Andrea del (1410-57); 250x154 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi

Portrait of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, c. 1560 (oil on canvas)
5055808 Portrait of Giovanni Pico della Mirandola, c.1560 (oil on canvas) by Altissimo, Cristofano dell (c.1525-1605) (and workshop); 77 x 63 cm; Kunstmuseum, Basel

Margaret Roper, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, visiting her father in prison, 1535 (litho)
5217568 Margaret Roper, eldest daughter of Sir Thomas More, visiting her father in prison, 1535 (litho) by Mills, Alfred Wallis (1855-1942); Private Collection; (add.info.: Margaret Roper)

Portrait of Dutch Renaissance Humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus with ornamental frame (engraving)
5216847 Portrait of Dutch Renaissance Humanist scholar Desiderius Erasmus with ornamental frame (engraving) by Holbein the Younger

Hieronymus Wolf, German historian, 1516-1580
6039983 Hieronymus Wolf, German historian, 1516-1580. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hieronymus Wolf, German historian and humanist, 1516-1580)

Wolfgang Laz, Austrian cartographer and historian
6039964 Wolfgang Laz, Austrian cartographer and historian. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wolfgang Laz or Wolfgang Lazius)

Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, 1380-1459, Italian scholar
6039894 Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, 1380-1459, Italian scholar. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Gian Francesco Poggio Bracciolini, 1380-1459)

Johann Draconites, 1494-1566, German theologian
6040083 Johann Draconites, 1494-1566, German theologian. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johann Draconites, 1494-1566, German theologian)

Caspar Creuziger, 1504-1548, German humanist
6040049 Caspar Creuziger, 1504-1548, German humanist. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Caspar Creuziger or Caspar Cruciger the Elder, 1504-1548)

Beatus Bild, German humanist
6040005 Beatus Bild, German humanist. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Beatus Bild, German humanist, religious reformer)

Bartolomeo Sacchi, Italian Renaissance writer
6039990 Bartolomeo Sacchi, Italian Renaissance writer. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Bartolomeo Sacchi, Italian Renaissance humanist writer and gastronomist 1421-1481)

Hans Herbst, Swiss humanist printer
6039979 Hans Herbst, Swiss humanist printer. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Herbster or Hans Herbst, Swiss humanist printer in Basel, 1507-1568)

Johannes Posth, German humanist and physician, 1537-1597
6039939 Johannes Posth, German humanist and physician, 1537-1597. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Johannes Posth, German humanist and physician, 1537-1597)

Janos Zsamboky, Hungarian humanist scholar, 1531-1584
6039938 Janos Zsamboky, Hungarian humanist scholar, 1531-1584. by Bry, Theodor de (1528-98); Private Collection; (add.info.: Janos Zsamboky, Hungarian humanist scholar, physician, and historian)

Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) from the Villa Carducci series of famous men and women
BEN5461244 Giovanni Boccaccio (1313-75) from the Villa Carducci series of famous men and women (detail), c.1450 (fresco laid on canvas) by Castagno

Map of the New Island of Utopia from a 1518 edition of Utopia
5615727 Map of the New Island of Utopia from a 1518 edition of Utopia by Sir Thomas More (1478-1535), first published in 1516. Woodcut by Ambrosius Holbein (c. 1494-c)

Guillaume Bude, c. 1536 (oil on wood)
3746313 Guillaume BudA©, c.1536 (oil on wood) by Clouet, Jean (1485/90-1540); 39.7x34.3 cm; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York

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"Exploring the Humanist Legacy: From Montaigne to Dawkins" Humanism, a philosophical and intellectual movement that emerged during the Renaissance, has left an indelible mark on our understanding of humanity. This caption delves into some key figures and artworks associated with humanism. Montaigne, a French philosopher of the 16th century, is considered one of the pioneers thought. His essays explored various aspects of human nature and encouraged self-reflection. Richard Dawkins, a British science writer known for his advocacy of atheism and evolutionary biology, embodies modern-day humanism by promoting reason and scientific inquiry as guiding principles in understanding our existence. Hugo Grotius, a Dutch jurist from the 17th century, contributed significantly to international law. His works emphasized natural law principles rooted in respect for individual rights and peaceful coexistence among nations. Lorenzo de' Medici (the Magnificent), an influential Italian patron of arts during the Renaissance period, supported numerous artists who embraced humanistic ideals. His support fostered cultural growth throughout Italy. Satirical artwork like medical prescriptions often served as social commentary during this era. These pieces mocked societal norms or criticized political figures through clever symbolism. Sir Thomas More's Utopia provided a critical examination of society's flaws while envisioning an ideal world based on equality and justice. The woodcut from its third edition captures More's vision visually. Lorenzo Valla was an Italian scholar whose textual criticism challenged established dogmas by questioning religious texts' authenticity. He played a pivotal role in shaping early humanistic scholarship. Erasmus of Rotterdam was another prominent figure within European humanism who sought reform within Catholicism through education and biblical scholarship. His engraving portrays his dedication to intellectual pursuits amidst religious turmoil. Leonardo Bruni contributed greatly to reviving interest in classical Greek literature during the Renaissance period through his translations and writings on history and politics.