impression:T88493

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Things – T88493

Avaricum

In Commentariorvm Caesaris Elenchvs, Basel: Nicolaus Brylinger (printer), 1544

--no-address-- (4 of 8 in-Urus figures)

Details

Matrices

Hans (II) Holbein (printmaker), Avaricum (Wolff; Brylinger; Ostein)

Actors

Hans (II) Holbein (1497/1498 - 1543) printmaker
Nicolaus Brylinger (ca 1515 - 1565) printer : 1544

Places

Basel production place : 1544

Design

Hans (II) Holbein (printmaker), Avaricum (Wolff; Brylinger; Ostein) Part of Set for Caesar's Gallic War (Wolff; Brylinger; Ostein; Roussin) ◼

In-Urus interactions

⇤ Avaricum (Manuzio the Elder) Part of Set for Caesar's Gallic War (Manuzio 1513) ◼

Expert view

Iconography description

Avaricum (Iconclass: 61E(AVARICUM))

Narrative

Siege of Avaricum (Commentarii de bello Gallico, VII)

Functional context

Giocondo's commentary to Caesar (Scholia)

References

Matrices' graphic catalogue entries

Hollstein German: XIV A, 36b

Web resources

digital copy (MDZ)

Credits

Created by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-07-09 15:48)

Edited by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec

Last update by

Grażyna Jurkowlaniec (2025-07-09 15:51)