Portrait of the merchant georg gisze (detail with inscription). The latin poem (with greek title)
διςνχων i imagine georgii gysenii
ista, refert vultus, qua cernis, imago georgi
sic oculos viuos, sic habet ille genas
anno aetatis suae xxxiiij
anno dom 1532
means
distichon on george gisze's picture
that what you see is george's picture, showing his features,
how vivid his eyes are and how his cheek is formed
in his 34th year of age
a. D. 1532. Date: 1532.
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