Emperor Sigismund
ca. 1430/37 | Böhmisch
This contemporary portrait of Emperor Sigismund (1368–1437) is among the earliest examples of autonomous princely portraits north of the Alps. It depicts the last Luxembourg emperor with his typical fur bonnet and slightly open mouth. The latter may be a reference to the emperor’s eloquence, praised by his contemporaries. Formerly attributed to Pisanello, the portrait was certainly painted outside Italy, probably in Prague.
This contemporary portrait of Emperor Sigismund (1368–1437) is among the earliest examples of autonomous princely portraits north of the Alps. It depicts the last Luxembourg emperor with his typical fur bonnet and slightly open mouth. The latter may be a reference to the emperor’s eloquence, praised by his contemporaries. Formerly attributed to Pisanello, the portrait was certainly painted outside Italy, probably in Prague.
previously attributed to:
Antonio Pisano (um 1395 Pisa - 1455) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Sigismund (1387-1437), König von Ungarn, seit 1419 König von Böhmen, seit 1411 deutscher König, seit (1368 Nürnberg - 1437 Znaim, Mähren) DNB
Time:
ca. 1430/37
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Bohemian
Material/technology:
Oil and tempera on parchment, wood
Dimensions:
58,5 × 42 cm
Framed: 65 × 49,5 × 3,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 2630
Provenance
1772 in der Galerie nachweisbar