Nicholas Kratzer

Sitterback to top

• Nicholas Kratzer (1487-?1550), Mathematician and astronomer. Sitter in 1 portrait.

Artistback to top

• Hans Holbein the Younger (1497 or 1498-1543). Artist associated with 296 portraits, Sitter associated with 12 portraits.

This portraitback to top

Kratzer is portrayed holding a pair of dividers and an unfinished polyhedral dial, the gnomons of which lie on the table, with a pivoting rule, ruling knife, burin, scissors and another dialling instrument. The piece of paper is inscribed in Latin: 'The portrait of Nicolaus Kratzer of Munich, a Bavarian, taken from life when he was completing his forty-first year'. The portrait is a version after Holbein's original now in the Louvre, Paris.

Linked publicationsback to top

• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 359

Subjects & Themesback to top

• Hats and head-attire
• Science, appliance and technology