Emperor Rudolf II
dated 1603 | Adriaen de Vries
Adriaen de Vries, personal sculptor to the emperor, had a unique gift for glorifying the shy emperor in his portraits. This bust is modelled upon a bust of his great uncle, Emperor Charles V, which Rudolf had acquired, but surpasses it in majestic pathos. The symbols on the plinth refer to the dignity, power and wisdom of the emperor.
Adriaen de Vries, personal sculptor to the emperor, had a unique gift for glorifying the shy emperor in his portraits. This bust is modelled upon a bust of his great uncle, Emperor Charles V, which Rudolf had acquired, but surpasses it in majestic pathos. The symbols on the plinth refer to the dignity, power and wisdom of the emperor.
Artist:
Adriaen de Vries (um 1556 Den Haag - 1626 Prag) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Rudolf II. (1576-1612), Kaiser, römischer König seit 1575, König von Ungarn seit 1572, von Böhmen se (1552 - 1612) DNB
Time:
dated 1603
Object Name
portrait head; bust
Culture
Prague
Material/technology:
Bronze
Dimensions:
H. 112 cm, B. 70 cm, T. 41 cm
Signed
ADRIANVS FRIES HAGIEN FECIT 1603
Inscribed
"RVD. II. ROM. IMP. CAES. AVG. AET. SVAE. LI. ANNO 1603"
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Kunstkammer
Invs.
Kunstkammer, 5506