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Self-portrait, with the Colosseum, Rome: 103

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Current Location: Gallery 8

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Self-portrait, with the Colosseum, Rome

Maker(s)

Painter: Heemskerck, Maerten van

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Notes

History note: Anton Perrenot de Granvella (d. 1586); inherited by his nephew Don Francesco Perrenot de Granvella, Besançon (inventory of 1607); (?) Rev. T. Kerrich (d. 1828), father of the donor

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1846) by Kerrich, Richard Edward

Dating

1550s
Production date: AD 1553

School or Style

Dutch

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of panel (wood)
Frame Depth 6 cm Height 56.5 cm Width 68.5 cm
Panel Height 42.2 cm Width 54 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on panel

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Martyn Van hemsker / Ao AEtatis sua. LV
  • Location: On label at bottom centre
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1553
  • Location: On label at bottom centre
  • Type: Date

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Identification numbers

Accession number: 103
Primary reference Number: 1521

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

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Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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