Alfonso I. von Aragon, König von Neapel; Büste
um 1541/1543 | Fra Giovan Angelo Montorsoli
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
Maße:
H. 96 cm
Bildrecht
Kunsthistorisches Museum, 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