eichenberg's portrayal of erasmus, whilst looking frivolous, is founded on a deeply informed understanding of his subject ... the puppet and the small bust in the foreground are not just whimsies ...

from the good humour that pervades this portrait, i'm guessing eichenberg had actually read erasmus' "in praise of folly" ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_Praise_of_Folly

https://warburg.sas.ac.uk/pdf/nah7375b2325486.pdf



and it looks as if he knew of holbein's marginal sketches ...

eichenberg's drawing was possibly/probably/maybe conceived with this portrait in mind, too ...

https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?assetId=1209517001&objectId=3468613&partId=1


https://research.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details/collection_image_gallery.aspx?assetId=1209517001&objectId=3468613&partId=1



and this by durer portrait, i would guess ...


























this V&A note clarifies the genesis of durer's portrait

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O154972/portrait-of-desiderius-erasmus-print-durer-albrecht/



MOST INTERESTINGLY ...

in the foreground of his drawing, Eichenberg includes the small figure of the Roman god terminus ... Terminus became Erasmus' personal and somewhat controversial emblem ... and thereby hangs the following tale, as told by John Rowlands of The British Museum

donald watson's article for renaissance quarterly illuminates the jester puppet in full context ...

thankyou, jstor !!!


lastly, i was wondering, seven years ago ... if erasmus had influenced montaigne ... s'obvious, of course ...

https://thenewemotionalblackmailershandbook.blogspot.com/2012/08/#634578291266058173

the artist fritz eichenberg ... until today, i'd never heard of him !

i am particularly fond of his drawing of erasmus ...

perhaps it captures erasmus' sense of fun better than durer's truly marvellous portrait ...

rembrandt, etching on a copper plate

Rembrandt, The Ship of Fortune, 1633

https://collections.artsmia.org/art/55335/the-ship-of-fortune-rembrandt-harmensz-van-rijn

Rembrandt, The Angel Appearing To The Shepherds, 1634

https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/370641




https://www.metmuseum.org/about-the-met/curatorial-departments/drawings-and-prints/materials-and-techniques/printmaking/etching

vauxhall gardens

watercolour by thomas rowlandson ...

http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O17299/vauxhall-gardens-watercolour-thomas-rowlandson/



print after thomas rowlandson ...

aquatinte by francis jukes ...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Jukes

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vauxhall_Gardens


other stuff ...

william hogarth's admission token

martin lewis ... mezzotint genius

https://www.graphicine.com/4183-2/



passing storm, 1919  ...

http://jcsm.auburn.edu/spotlight-martin-lewis/

subway steps, 1930

https://urgetocreate.tumblr.com/post/91547960260/transistoradio-martin-lewis-1881-1962-subway


about the mezzotint process ...

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mezzotint

Winnicott, Bowlby, Melanie Klein, Etc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZaZkvvB367I

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donald_Winnicott

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jZ5DxjVhKhM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A02Ucd6monY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LM0nE81mIE

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Bowlby

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HU3iSW6WTo8

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melanie_Klein