Emperor Rudolf II

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.

Location: Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer Wien Raum XXVII

Object data

Object Name

portrait head; bust

Culture

Prague

Dated

dated 1603

Artist

Adriaen de Vries (um 1556 Den Haag - 1626 Prag) - GND

Material

Bronze

Dimensions

H. 112 cm, B. 70 cm, T. 41 cm

Signed

ADRIANVS FRIES HAGIEN FECIT 1603

Inscribed

"RVD. II. ROM. IMP. CAES. AVG. AET. SVAE. LI. ANNO 1603"

Image rights

Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Inv. No.

Kunstkammer, 5506

Depiction/Person

Kaiser Rudolf II., Sohn Kaiser Maximilians II. von Habsburg (1552 - 1612) - GND

IGS - Büste Kaiser Rudolfs II. - Adriaen de Vries

OESG - Büste Rudolfs II. - Vries

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