Conrad Hertz, Stiffter (n.d.): Artwork and History
Conrad Hertz, Stiffter at the Art Institute of Chicago: date, artist attribution, materials and the museum's explanation of the work.
Conrad Hertz, Stiffter (n.d.) is in the Art Institute of Chicago collection. The museum lists its creator attribution as Georg Fennitzer German, active 1697-1700.
The work and its context
The Art Institute of Chicago describes the work:
Georg Fennitzer and his brother Michael were among the first mezzotint artists in Nuremberg towards the end of the seventeenth century. This German etcher is known to have produced about 240 portraits.
Object facts
- Title: Conrad Hertz, Stiffter
- Date: n.d.
- Artist attribution: Georg Fennitzer German, active 1697-1700
- Place of origin: Germany
- Medium: Mezzotint on ivory paper
- Dimensions: 17.2 × 11.8 cm (6 13/16 × 4 11/16 in.)
- Type: Print
- Department: Prints and Drawings
- Reference number: 1930.15
Collection credit
Gift of Mr. Walter S. Oberfelder
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