Elector John George III of Saxony
1687–91 | Ignaz Elhafen
The series of eight equestrian portraits illustrates the increased military self-confidence of the Habsburgs under Emperor Leopold I. The small panels were not produced as autonomous artworks, but probably as adornment for a piece of princely furniture. In his efforts to create portraits of those depicted, Ignaz Elhafen sometimes used coins as prototypes.
The series of eight equestrian portraits illustrates the increased military self-confidence of the Habsburgs under Emperor Leopold I. The small panels were not produced as autonomous artworks, but probably as adornment for a piece of princely furniture. In his efforts to create portraits of those depicted, Ignaz Elhafen sometimes used coins as prototypes.
Artist:
Ignaz Elhafen (1658 Innsbruck - vor 1715 Düsseldorf) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Kurfürst Johann Georg III. von Sachsen (1647 - 1691)
Time:
1687–91
Object Name
relief; ivory carving
Culture
Vienna
Material/technology:
Ivory
Dimensions:
H. 15 cm, B. 11,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 7176