Portrait of Unknown Man

Dublin Core

Title

Portrait of Unknown Man

Subject

Marlowe, Christopher, 1564-1593

Description

The sitter, believed to be Christopher Marlowe, wears a black long-sleeved shirt, featuring an orange stitched pattern and buttons down the center and both sleeves. The Latin inscription in the upper-left corner reads ANNO DNI AETATIS SVAE 21 1585 ("Aged 21 in 1585"), below which reads the Latin motto QVOD ME NVTRIT ME DESTRVIT ("that which nourishes me destroys me").

Creator

Unknown Artist

Source

Publisher

Corpus Christi College

Date

1585

Rights

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Format

JPG

Type

Still Image

Identifier

embta2013-00104