Basilius Amerbach (1 December 1533 – 25 April 1591) was a lawyer, professor and collector from Basel . He was the only son of Bonifacius Amerbach .
5-402: Amerbach may refer to: Basilius Amerbach (1533–1591) Swiss lawyer and academic, son of Bonifacius Bonifacius Amerbach (1495–1562), Swiss jurist, son of Johann Johann Amerbach ( c. 1440 – 1513), German-Swiss printer, father of Bonifacius Veit Amerbach (1503–1557), German theologian Amerbach Cabinet , a collection of works made by
10-467: A goldsmith , rather than a lawyer. After one year as a clerk, he became a professor at the University of Basel . Upon Boniface's death in 1562, Basilius inherited his father's Kunstkammer , or "cabinet of curiosities." He expanded the collection of artworks, antiques, coins, and wonders. For the coins he had commissioned a special wooden box. His additions to the " Amerbach Cabinet " also included
15-579: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Basilius Amerbach He began to study law in 1552 at the University of Tübingen . In 1553 he studied at the University of Padua where his lecturer was Marcus Mantua Benavidius. 1552, he became a law clerk at the Imperial Chamber Court in Speyer . During this time, Basilius surprised his father by choosing to live with Jacob zur Glocke,
20-588: The equivalent of "the entire contents of at least two goldsmiths' workshops." Basilius took an inventory of his collection in 1586, which contained such notable items as an alleged unicorn horn and fifteen paintings by Hans Holbein the Younger . From 1588–91, Basilius participated in the excavation of the Augusta Raurica , a Roman archeological site near his home in Basel. He was the first member of
25-626: The family of Johann Amerbach, including works by Hans Holbein, which formed the basis of the Kunstmuseum Basel Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Amerbach . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Amerbach&oldid=1074555727 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
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