Emperor Maximilian I
ca. 1500/10 | Jörg Muskat
Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519) commissioned numerous works intended to memorialize himself, his deeds and his dynasty for posterity, among them these two busts depicting him and his mother Eleanor. They must have been conceived for installation in front of a wall, as they are executed in high relief and open at the back. A separately worked crown was probably once affixed to Maximilian’s head.
Emperor Maximilian I (1459–1519) commissioned numerous works intended to memorialize himself, his deeds and his dynasty for posterity, among them these two busts depicting him and his mother Eleanor. They must have been conceived for installation in front of a wall, as they are executed in high relief and open at the back. A separately worked crown was probably once affixed to Maximilian’s head.
Attributed to:
Jörg Muskat (um 1450 - 1527 Augsburg) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Maximilian I. (1477-1519), seit 1493 deutscher König, 1508 Kaiser (1459 - 1519) DNB
Time:
ca. 1500/10
Object Name
portrait head; bust
Culture
Augsburg
Material/technology:
Bronze
Dimensions:
34 cm × 31 cm × 20 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5486