Portrait of Ludovicus Nonnius by Peter Paul Rubens Reproduction Framed 23in × 26.5in

PRODUCT DESCRIPTION Mid-Century reproduction of Rubens Ludovicus Nonnius. Oil on wood. Gilt Frame. Hand-painted. Description from the National Portrait Gallery where the original work hangs in Trafalgar Square, London : The aged antiquarian and doctor Ludovicus Nonnius meets our gaze with watery eyes. With his slightly parted lips, he appears to engage us in discussing a passage from the book he holds, which is most likely his recently published text, Diaeteticon sive de recibaria, Libri IV. In this, he argues for the importance of diet, his research based on the eating habits of the ancient Romans. Nonnius was a friend of Rubens in Antwerp, and the artist shows his respect for the old scholar by painting him in fine clothing, seated in a stately chair and framed by grand classical architecture. The bust is identified in Greek lettering as Hippocrates (around 460–around 370 BC), the founder of medicine and a respected forebear of Nonnius in terms of his medical and classical learning.