Who's on his shirt?
July 26, 2019 7:18 PM Subscribe
Who's the dude with the hat?
So that's a print shirt then ...
posted by falsedmitri at 7:55 PM on July 26, 2019 [15 favorites]
posted by falsedmitri at 7:55 PM on July 26, 2019 [15 favorites]
More accurately, it's a picture drawn long after Gutenberg's death purporting to be a portrait of him. As far as I know there are no contemporary portraits; the significance of printing in history wasn't widely recognized until long after Gutenberg's death, and before the sixteenth century it was very uncommon for commoners in Germany to have portraits drawn or painted. (I am a Renaissance historian with an interest in the history of printing.)
posted by brianogilvie at 8:32 PM on July 27, 2019 [2 favorites]
posted by brianogilvie at 8:32 PM on July 27, 2019 [2 favorites]
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posted by nickggully at 7:22 PM on July 26, 2019 [3 favorites]