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
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