Kaiser Rudolf II. (1552-1612) als Kind
um 1560 | Deutsch
The portrait of Archduke Rudolf, the later Emperor Rudolf II, is part of a series with similar depictions. As befits their princely origins, the children of the future Emperor Maximilian II are dressed up here in the appropriate finery. Wencelslaus still wear the typical dress-like garb of infants with coat-like outer garments. The fashionably interpreted hanging sleeves are believed to be a relic of the so-called leading strings which supported a child learning to walk. In the case of the Archduke, the horizontal fastening with buttons is striking, reminiscent of the lacing of the so-called Hungarian (Cossack) coat. Is this seemingly oriental detail possibly a fashionable reminiscence of the feared but also admired Ottomans?
The portrait of Archduke Rudolf, the later Emperor Rudolf II, is part of a series with similar depictions. As befits their princely origins, the children of the future Emperor Maximilian II are dressed up here in the appropriate finery. Wencelslaus still wear the typical dress-like garb of infants with coat-like outer garments. The fashionably interpreted hanging sleeves are believed to be a relic of the so-called leading strings which supported a child learning to walk. In the case of the Archduke, the horizontal fastening with buttons is striking, reminiscent of the lacing of the so-called Hungarian (Cossack) coat. Is this seemingly oriental detail possibly a fashionable reminiscence of the feared but also admired Ottomans?
Attributed to:
Deutsch
Artist:
anonym
Depiction/Person:
Rudolf II. (1576-1612), Kaiser, römischer König ab 1575, König von Ungarn ab 1572, von Böhmen se (1552 - 1612) DNB
Time:
um 1560
Object Name
Gemälde
Culture
Deutsch
Dimensions:
95 × 55,5 cm
101 × 61,5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 3369
Provenance
1868 im Galeriedepot nachweisbar;