Caspar Sturm
by DÜRER, Albrecht, Silverpoint, 127 x 189 mm
This is a leaf from the sketchbook of the trip to the Lowlands. The legend reads:
“1520 Caspar Sturm alt 45 Jor zw ach gemacht” (1520, Caspar Sturm, 45 years old, done at Aix-la-Chapelle [Aachen]). The lighting is peculiar, the landscape is related to the portrait. It is conjectured that the word “toll” indicates a tollhouse. The drawing is mentioned in the journal of the trip to the Lowlands: “Ich hob den Sturm conterfet” (I did a portrait of Sturm).