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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Relation
Format
JPG
Type
Still Image
Identifier
embta2013-00104