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Description: | This portrait of the Scottish classical scholar and humanist, George Buchanan (1506-1582), is a seventeenth-century copy of a portrait by the Netherlandish painter Arnold Bronkhorst. Buchanan is shown holding an open book, which could represent the bible or one of his own scholarly writings. Bronckhorst came to Scotland in connection with gold prospecting, but later became painter to James VI, to whom Buchanan was tutor. The Scottish king commissioned the artist to paint Buchanan's portrait in 1580, visually commemorating this great influence on his own scholarly pursuits. | Subjects: | George) portrait (Buchanan | Source: | Vads | Creator: | Artist: Bronckorst, Arnold (Netherlandish painter, ca.1566-1586) Æ Attributed to after Attributed to British (Scottish) School | Identifier: | http://www.vads.ac.uk/large.php?uid=8580... | Go to resource |
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