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UnknownPortrait of Emperor Ferdinand I. Prague School, 17th Century, Copper, Old Masterc. 1640
c. 1640
About the Item
Unknown artist
Prague School
Portrait of Emperor Ferdinand I. (1503-1564)
17th century
Oil on copper, 21,3 x 16,8 cm
Provenance:
Private collection, Pennsylvania, until 2016
This work by an unknown artist is a semi-portrait in predominantly brown-green tones.
brown-green tones of the emperor Ferdinand I, who was crowned emperor in 1558.
Ferdinand I of the Habsburg dynasty, who was crowned emperor in 1558.
in a suit of armour lavishly decorated with gold ornaments.
The portrait of Ferdinand I on the silver-plated copper plate is in a particularly well
particularly well preserved condition.
Probably the two most characteristic external features of Ferdinand are his
"eagle-like" nose and his "hair growth tending towards reddish". In all
pictures of Ferdinand's late period, he is depicted as a widower with a full beard, which he had
as a result of the death of his wife Anna, who died in 1547 giving birth
of her last child.
From the 1550s Ferdinand finally declared Vienna his permanent residence,
after having spent the previous years in Prague as King of Hungary and Bohemia.7
Bohemia. On 14 March 1558 he was proclaimed emperor in Frankfurt am Main,
succeeding his brother Charles V, who abdicated prematurely.8
On this occasion, a kind of inaugural portrait of Ferdinand was made,
in which he is depicted as commander-in-chief of the military. Thus his left hand
his left hand demonstratively rests on the helmet in front of him, to show himself as a new
as the new, tradition-conscious and resolute head of the army.
In the background on the right are Ferdinand's crowns, one of the typical insignia of a ruler.
ruler's insignia and serve as a sign of imperial power.
The so-called portraits of military rulers are basically half- or three-panel portraits that are
half- or three-quarter portraits close to the edge of the picture. What is striking about the present
is its small format, which makes it an especially rare piece.
rare piece. Normally portraits of rulers are rather large, as an example from 1624 shows.
from the year 1624 illustrates this. Anthony van Dyck painted the portrait of the
Duke of Savoy Emanuel Philibert, who is also depicted here in gold-decorated armour with a helmet.
armour with helmet.
The only one comparable in terms of dimensions is a copper engraving from the period with
portrait of Charles V, who, like Ferdinand, was depicted in the traditional iconography.
iconography.
The small-format copper plate with the portrait of the Habsburg emperor is easy to
easy to transport and could therefore be found in the possession of much-travelled and
and educated aristocrats of Hungarian-Bohemian origin, who could have
Bohemian origin, who could have acquired the painting during one of their visits to the imperial residences.
imperial residences.
The Frame is probably from the 19th Century and in historistical Style.
- Creation Year:c. 1640
- Dimensions:Height: 8.39 in (21.3 cm)Width: 6.62 in (16.8 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
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- Condition:
- Gallery Location:Greven, DE
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU155028089512
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