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Ref: sk-a-4046
The sitter, Adam Wachendorff, can be identified from the family coat of arms on his watch case. He was the secretary of the London offices of the Hanseatic League, a trading alliance of European cities. The Greek inscription on the original frame (‘Man is a soap bubble’) and the naked youth blowing bubbles on the reverse allude to the transience of human life.
Title: Portret van Adam Wachendorff, met een bellenblazende putto
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Date: 1574
Medium: panel; oil paint (paint)
Type: painting
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