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| Keywords: Printer's Device of Johannes Froben.jpg Johann Latin Johannes Froben c 1460 “1527 was a noted printer in Basel for whom Holbein worked and whose portrait he painted Holbein probably painted the device to hang in Froben's printing shop; and it has survived because Froben's grandson gave it to the Holbein collector Basilius Amerbach in 1583 According to art historian John Rowlands The advice of St Matthew 10 16 is symbolized by the pagan image of Mercury's staff the symbol of concord on which a dove is perched between two serpents Behold I send you forth as sheep in the midst of wolves be ye therefore wise as serpents and harmless as doves <ref>John Rowlands Holbein The Paintings of Hans Holbein the Younger Boston David R Godine 1985 ISBN 0879235780 p 128 </ref> Mercury is traditionally regarded as the god of commerce and trade Holbein did not invent the device which Froben had used in his publications from 1517 <br> <br/>References <references/> Christian Müller; Stephan Kemperdick; Maryan Ainsworth; et al Hans Holbein the Younger The Basel Years 1515 “1532 Munich Prestel 2006 ISBN 9783791335803 p 295 Creator Hans Holbein d J c 1523 PD-old-100 Printers publishers Johannes Froben Paintings by Hans Holbein der Jüngere Printer's marks Tempera on canvas Basilius Amerbach | ||||
