E Cosi Desio me Mena, by Hans Holbein the Younger, c. 1533–36

E cosi desio me mena, also called allegory of desire. Oil on oak in lozenge format, 45 × 45 cm, j. Paul getty museum, los angeles. Art historian john rowlands rejected this painting as a holbein: "although its attribution is by no means a straightforward question, the stylistic grounds supporting holbein's authorship of this panel are very slender indeed". [1] curator susan foister, however, attributed it to holbein in the holbein in england exhibition at the tate in 2006, citing trademarks such as the gold arabesque design and a figure of eight mark on the reverse. [2] the italian inscription from petrarch translates: "and so desire carries me along". References ↑ john rowlands, holbein: the paintings of hans holbein the younger, boston: david r. Godine, 1985, isbn 0879235780, 238. ↑ foister, 61. Object Type: painting. Date: c. 1533–36.