dated 1537, Artist: Hans Kels d. Ä. , Schnitzerei
The elaborate and complex pictorial program of this game board propagates the dynastic and territorial claims of the House of Habsburg. The mounted brothers, Charles V and Ferdinand I, at the centre of the composition are framed by portraits of ancestors and relatives, Roman emperors and ancient rulers, and the arms of their realms. The gaming pieces depict literary scenes.
Game; Game board
Kaufbeuren
dated 1537
Hans Kels d. Ä. , Schnitzerei (um 1480 Kaufbeuren - 1559/60 Kaufbeuren) - GND
Jörg Breu d. Ä. , Entwurf (um 1475 - 1537 Augsburg) - GND
Georg Hörmann , Konzept (1491 - 1552) - GND
Oak, nut wood, rosewood, palisander, mahogany, bronze
H. 56 cm, B. 56 cm
HANS KELS ZV KAVFBEIREN
Inschriften um die Medaillons; AF
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Kunstkammer, 3419
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