Portrait of a Guild Squire
about 1563/70 | Frans de Vriendt, gen. Floris
Several years ago this picture was identified as the portrait of a “Fool” by Frans Floris mentioned in the inventory of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm’s collection. In fact, the portrait is of a messenger (or squire) of the rederijkerskamer (dramatic society) De Olijftak. He is wearing a chain with silver badges bearing the names and coats of arms of various prinsen (the leading members of the society). Because the dates on the badges range between 1555 and 1563, the portrait may have been painted in the final years of Floris’s life.
Several years ago this picture was identified as the portrait of a “Fool” by Frans Floris mentioned in the inventory of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm’s collection. In fact, the portrait is of a messenger (or squire) of the rederijkerskamer (dramatic society) De Olijftak. He is wearing a chain with silver badges bearing the names and coats of arms of various prinsen (the leading members of the society). Because the dates on the badges range between 1555 and 1563, the portrait may have been painted in the final years of Floris’s life.
Artist:
Frans de Vriendt, gen. Floris (1519/1520 - 1570 Antwerpen) DNB
Time:
about 1563/70
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
oak wood
Dimensions:
Overall: 63,7 cm × 49,2 cm × 0,7 cm
Framed: 77,5 cm × 63,5 cm × 5 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 7707
Provenance
Coll. Leopold Wilhelm; 1772 in the gallery still documented; Hofärarische Verwaltung (Imperial Estate); transfered from the Bundesmobiliendepot (imperial furniture collection)
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