Cardinal Bernhard Clesius
after 1530 | Bartholomäus Bruyn d. Ä.
The lawyer and cleric Bernhard von Cles or Clesius (1485–1539) was one of the leading political personalities in the early 16th century. Originally from Trentino, he became Bishop of Trient and began his political career as Privy Councillor to Emperor Maximilian I. From 1522 onwards, he served Ferdinand I as minister, crowning him King of Bohemia in 1527 and becoming his most senior chancellor. In 1530 he was appointed Cardinal. This portrait was painted in 1531 when Clesius was staying in Cologne for the election of Ferdinand to the Roman King.
The lawyer and cleric Bernhard von Cles or Clesius (1485–1539) was one of the leading political personalities in the early 16th century. Originally from Trentino, he became Bishop of Trient and began his political career as Privy Councillor to Emperor Maximilian I. From 1522 onwards, he served Ferdinand I as minister, crowning him King of Bohemia in 1527 and becoming his most senior chancellor. In 1530 he was appointed Cardinal. This portrait was painted in 1531 when Clesius was staying in Cologne for the election of Ferdinand to the Roman King.
Artist:
Bartholomäus Bruyn d. Ä. (1493 Wesel - 1555 Köln) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Bernhard III. von Clees (1514-1539), Bischof von Trient (1485 - 1539) DNB
Time:
after 1530
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 62,2 cm × 45,5 cm
Framed: 77,5 cm × 60 cm × 4,3 cm
Inscribed
auf dem Siegelring und der Tischglocke das Wappen des Dargestellten
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 977
Provenance
1733 documented in the gallery
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