Portrait of Felix Platter (1536–1614), Hans Bock, 1584

The basel city doctor and professor of medicine felix platter the younger (1536–1614) with exotic plants and ancient ruins. Platter was known throughout europe as a collector of antiques and other scientifically valuable objects. He also had his own botanical garden and was one of the first scientists to create a herbarium. The painting is in the regenzzimmer of the kollegienhaus of the university of basel. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait painting. Date: 1584. Dimensions: height: 227 cm (89.3 in) ; width: 156 cm (61.4 in). Medium: oil. Depicted People: Felix Platter. Collection: Kunstmuseum Basel. Hans Bock – Felix Platter 1584