Elector John Frederick of Saxony
around 1551 | Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian
As one of the protagonists of the Schmalkaldic League, the Elector fought in the Battle of Mühlberg (1547) until his capture by Emperor Charles V. Titian, who painted numerous portraits of the victorious emperor and his entourage at the Imperial Diet in Augsburg, also completed two portraits of the famous adversary, among others, this one in resigned pose. It is almost as though Titian, by use of brush-work that was untypical of his style, wished to allude to the Saxon court painter Cranach.
As one of the protagonists of the Schmalkaldic League, the Elector fought in the Battle of Mühlberg (1547) until his capture by Emperor Charles V. Titian, who painted numerous portraits of the victorious emperor and his entourage at the Imperial Diet in Augsburg, also completed two portraits of the famous adversary, among others, this one in resigned pose. It is almost as though Titian, by use of brush-work that was untypical of his style, wished to allude to the Saxon court painter Cranach.
Artist:
Tiziano Vecellio, gen. Tizian (um 1488 Pieve di Cadore - 1576 Venedig) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Johann Friedrich I. (1532-1547), Kurfürst von Sachsen (1503 - 1554) DNB
Time:
around 1551
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Italian, Venetian
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
103,5 cm × 83 cm
Framed: 131,5 cm × 110,5 cm × 8,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 100
Provenance
1556 Slg. Maria v. Hungary; before 1636 Slg. Marquès de Leganès; probably acquired by Archduke Leopold Wilhelm