Emperor Ferdinand I
mid-16th c. | Johann Bocksberger d. Ä.
Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564), shown here in an early example of a full-length portrait, is regarded as the founder of the Viennese Kunstkammer that was first mentioned in 1554. Extant sources document not only his personal interest in the artistic quality and the age of artworks, but also the actual coins, antiques and exotica he acquired.
Emperor Ferdinand I (1503–1564), shown here in an early example of a full-length portrait, is regarded as the founder of the Viennese Kunstkammer that was first mentioned in 1554. Extant sources document not only his personal interest in the artistic quality and the age of artworks, but also the actual coins, antiques and exotica he acquired.
Artist:
Johann Bocksberger d. Ä. (Mitte 16. Jahrhundert in Salzburg tätig) DNB
Copy after:
Jakob Seisenegger (?) (1505 Niederösterreich - 1567 Linz) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Ferdinand I. (1521-1564), Erzherzog, seit 1531 König und seit 1558 Kaiser (1503 - 1564) DNB
Time:
mid-16th c.
Object Name
Painting
Culture
German
Material/technology:
Oil on canvas
Dimensions:
203,2 × 109,5 × 2,5 cm
Framed: 218,5 × 124 × 7,5 cm
Inscribed
Im Hintergrund die nachträgliche Beschriftung: FERDINANDVS I. Rom.Imp.Car.V.Caes Frater natus 10. Mart. 1503 obiit Pragae 25. Iulii 1564 ibi sep.
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 4386
Provenance
1780 aus der Innsbrucker Residenz nach Ambras;