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Alfonso I. von Aragon, König von Neapel; Büste

The significant coiffure and the prominently staged neckchain

of the Order of the Golden Fleece are the distinguishing features of this posthumously created portrait bust. The king was known to have

been wise and mild, yet also inclined to “a love of pomp and

lust”. In 1445, Alfonso I became the first foreign king to be

elected to the Order of the Golden Fleece of Burgundy. After

the capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453, Alfonso accommodated the Greek scholars who had been driven

from the city in his realm.

The significant coiffure and the prominently staged neckchain

of the Order of the Golden Fleece are the distinguishing features of this posthumously created portrait bust. The king was known to have

been wise and mild, yet also inclined to “a love of pomp and

lust”. In 1445, Alfonso I became the first foreign king to be

elected to the Order of the Golden Fleece of Burgundy. After

the capture of Constantinople by the Ottomans in 1453, Alfonso accommodated the Greek scholars who had been driven

from the city in his realm.

Zugeschrieben an:
Fra Giovan Angelo Montorsoli (1499 - 1563 Florenz) DNB

Zeit:
um 1541/1543

Objektbezeichnung:
Porträtkopf; Büste

Kultur:
Neapel

Material/Technik:
Stein, Marmor

Bildrecht:
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Kunstkammer

Inv. Nr.:
Kunstkammer, 5441

Provenienz:
1875 Ambras Collection, III, 20, p.155; 1832 from auction art cabinet of Father Tobias in the monastery of St. Augustine (Suppl. Inv., p.82, No.6); 837 ex 1833