Wild Man with the Arms of the Holzhausen Family
1599
5 11/16 x 6 5/8 x 1/4 in. (14.4 x 16.8 x 0.7 cm)
German artist
Germany
Object Type:
Glass
Medium and Support:
Glass, silver stain, enamel, and lead
Credit Line:
Bertha Buswell Bequest
Accession Number:
1942.28.2
Location: Currently on view
Collection:
Buswell-Hochstetter Collection
Depicts the arms of the Holzhausen family of Frankfurt-am-Main, Germany; it is based on a woodcut by Joost Amman, published in "Stam und Wapenbuch," published in 1579. The 1599 date of the panel itself, however, postdates Amman's death.