Allegory celebrating Emperor Rudolf II
1592, Artist: Bartholomäus Spranger
Allegory celebrating Emperor Rudolf II
Crowned by the airborne goddess of fame, Fama, this assembly of deities and allegories celebrates the royal virtues of Rudolf II, and the blessings of his reign. Despite its small size, the crowded composition perfectly reflects the Emperor’s taste: he presumably appreciated both the virtuoso handling, and the refined elegance and complex subject matter. Trained in Italy, Spranger is today regarded as the leading and most influential of Rudolf’s court painters, for whom the Flemish artist began working in the late 1570s in Vienna..
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Dated
1592
Artist
Bartholomäus Spranger (1546 Antwerpen - 1611 Prag) - GND
Material
copper
Dimensions
Overall: 24,5 cm × 18,7 cm
Framed: 32 cm × 26 cm × 3 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the lower left of the stone: B.S.1592
Inscribed
Auf einer Inschrift: RVDOLPHO.II.CAES.AVG. / DIVA.POTENS CHARITESQVE/TVVM DIADEMATE CINCTVM/IAM CAPVT ESSE VELINT
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 1125
Provenance
Treasury of Rudolf II.
Depiction/Person
Kaiser Rudolf II., Sohn Kaiser Maximilians II. von Habsburg (1552 - 1612) - GND
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