dated 1603 , Artist: 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.
portrait head; bust
Prague
dated 1603
Adriaen de Vries (um 1556 Den Haag - 1626 Prag) - GND
Bronze
H. 112 cm, B. 70 cm, T. 41 cm
ADRIANVS FRIES HAGIEN FECIT 1603
"RVD. II. ROM. IMP. CAES. AVG. AET. SVAE. LI. ANNO 1603"
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer
Kunstkammer, 5506
Kaiser Rudolf II., Sohn Kaiser Maximilians II. von Habsburg (1552 - 1612) - GND
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