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Editorial Gundakar, Prince Dietrichstein (1623-1690) in a costume for a " horse-ballet", performed in honour of the arrival of the Infanta Margarita Teresa, bride of Em, peror Leopold I. Canvas, 60,5 x 49,5 cm Inv. 9676.
Editorial Sword from the Armory of Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck. Hilt: German or possibly Austrian (Innsbruck); Blade: German, Passau. Date: 1560-1600. Dimensions: Overall L. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.) Blade L. 97.8 cm (38 1/2 in.) Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. Steel, brass, wood, an...
Editorial Portrait of Gustav III of Sweden.
Editorial Sword from the Armory of Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck. Hilt: German or possibly Austrian (Innsbruck); Blade: German, Passau. Date: 1560-1600. Dimensions: Overall L. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.) Blade L. 97.8 cm (38 1/2 in.) Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. Steel, brass, wood, an...
Editorial The " Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collecti...
Editorial Grandduke Ferdinand III of Tuscany (1769-1824) sitting in his library. The son of Emperor Leopold II, he governed Tuscany, lost it during the Napoleonic Wars, became Grandduke of Wuerttemberg and returned to Florence in 1814. Canvas, 105 x 94 cm Inv. 8783.
Editorial Gustav III, King of Sweden (1746-1792), assassinated during a fancy dress ball at the Stockholm Opera House by an officer, Jacob Johan Anckarstroem. Verdi used the King's assassination in his opera" Un ballo in maschera" Canvas, 135,5 x114,5 ...
Editorial Empress Maria Theresia in widow's weeds. In the background an allegory of peace. Oil on canvas (1773) 287 x 125 cm Inv. 6201.
Editorial Isabella von Parma (1741-1763), wife of Emperor Josef II Canvas, 82 x 64 cm Inv. 1551 (Ambras Inv.2069).
Editorial Archduchess Marie-Christine in a striped silkdress. The archduchess (1742-1798) was a daughter of Emperor Franz Stephan and Empress Maria Theresia; she married Albert of Sachsen-Teschen, the only love-match in her generation. Canvas, 70 x 52,5 cm Inv.2053.
Editorial " La Marguerita", a Venetian mirror, second half 16th. 14 leaf-shaped, convex mirrors are arranged around a circular center, thus multiplying the mirrored image. Glass, cardboard, paper; 120 cm across.
Editorial Crucifixion Corals and shells.
Editorial Archduchess Konstanze, Queen of Poland (1588-1631) daughter of Archduke Karl II Habsburg, ruler of Styria, Carinthia and Kraijna. Konstanze married King Sigismund III of Poland. Canvas, 114 x 87 cm Inv. 3306.
Editorial Archduchess Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain (1549-1580) At age 21 she became the fourth wife of her uncle, King Philip II, who was 22 years her senior. Wood, 42 x 34 cm Inv. 4514.
Editorial Marie de Bourgogne, (1457-1482), first wife of Emperor Maximilian I. Daughter of Duke Charles le Temeraire of Burgundy; mother of Philip the Fair of Castile and Margarete of Austria. Dress: green Italian damask with pomegranate design. Wood, 75,5 x 54....
Editorial Maria de Medici (1573-1641), wife of Henri IV, regent for Louis XIII after the assassination of Henri IV. Canvas, 54 x 48 cm Inv. 5601.
Editorial Emperor Karl V (1500-1558), after a lost portrait by Titian. Mosaic in a wooden frame by Valerio and Vincenzo Zuccherini. Size: 25.8 x 22.6 cm Inv. P 3055.
Editorial Emperor Karl V (1500-1558), in whose realm, stretching from Eastern Europe to Latin America, 'the sun never set'. Contemporary copy after Titian. Canvas, 110 x 91 cm Inv. 8060.
Editorial Eleonora Gonzaga (1598-1655) at the age of two.
Editorial Sword from the Armory of Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck. Hilt: German or possibly Austrian (Innsbruck); Blade: German, Passau. Date: 1560-1600. Dimensions: Overall L. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.) Blade L. 97.8 cm (38 1/2 in.) Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. Steel, brass, wood, an...
Editorial Sword from the Armory of Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck. Hilt: German or possibly Austrian (Innsbruck); Blade: German, Passau. Date: 1560-1600. Dimensions: Overall L. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.) Blade L. 97.8 cm (38 1/2 in.) Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. Steel, brass, wood, an...
Editorial Elizabeth I, Queen of England (1533-1603). Daughter of Henry VIII and Anne Boleyn, she was declared a bastard after the execution of her mother. She became Queen in 1558, after the death of her sister, Mary. She ordered the execution of Mary, Queen of ...
Editorial King Henri III of France (1551-1589), last king of the House of Valois, third son of Catherine de' Medici. His reign saw the civil war between Huguenots and the Catholic League. Henri III was assassinated by a monk of the League. Canvas, 199 x 117 cm I...
Editorial Archduke Leopold Wilhelm (1614-1662), in the background the siege of Gravlingen during the Thirty-Years War. Governor of the Netherlands, Leopold Wilhelm was an important collector of paintings which form the core of the collection of the Kunsthist. Mu...
Editorial Archduchess Margarete (1480-1530), daughter of Emperor Maximilian I, betrothed to King Charles VIII of France, married Juan of Spain and, after his death, Philibert of Savoy. Governor of the Netherlands 1507-1530. Wood, 31 x 20 cm Inv. 5615.
Editorial King Ludwig II of Hungary and Bohemia (1506-1526) died in the battle of Mohacs against the Turks. He was married to Anna, grand daughter of Emperor Maximilian. He wears the Order of the Golden Fleece. Wood, 31.5 x 25 cm, Inv. 4460.
Editorial Crucifixion Corals and shells.
Editorial Pope Innocent XI, born Benedetto Odescalchi (1611-1689). Beatification 1956 by Pope Pius XII. Canvas, 55 x 35 cm Inv. 5603.
Editorial Archduchess Magdalena (1532-1590), daughter of Emperor Ferdinand I. She founded the Royal Convent in Hall in Tyrol and became its first Abbess.
Editorial Portrait of Antonietta Gonsalvus.
Editorial Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) after a portrait by Antonis Mor. Mosaic in a wooden frame Size: 25.3 x 22 cm Inv. P 3056.
Editorial Emperor Karl V (1500-1558), after a lost portrait by Titian. Mosaic in a wooden frame by Valerio and Vincenzo Zuccherini. Size: 25.8 x 22.6 cm Inv. P 3055.
Editorial Emperor Karl V (1500-1558), in whose realm, stretching from Eastern Europe to Latin America, 'the sun never set'. Contemporary copy after Titian. Canvas, 110 x 91 cm Inv. 8060.
Editorial Emperor Maximilian II (1527-1576) after a portrait by Antonis Mor. Mosaic in a wooden frame Size: 25.3 x 22 cm Inv. P 3056.
Editorial Archduchess Marie-Christine in a striped silkdress. The archduchess (1742-1798) was a daughter of Emperor Franz Stephan and Empress Maria Theresia; she married Albert of Sachsen-Teschen, the only love-match in her generation. Canvas, 70 x 52,5 cm Inv.2...
Editorial Sword from the Armory of Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck. Hilt: German or possibly Austrian (Innsbruck); Blade: German, Passau. Date: 1560-1600. Dimensions: Overall L. 114 cm (44 7/8 in.) Blade L. 97.8 cm (38 1/2 in.) Wt. 3 lb. 5 oz. Steel, brass, wood, an...
Editorial Grandduke Cosimo I of Tuscany (1519-1574). Son of Lodovico de' Medici (Giovanni delle Bande Nere). Canvas, 433 x 35 cm Inv. 322.
Editorial Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476).
Editorial Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532-1590).
Editorial Portrait of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (1566-1632).
Editorial Objects from Archduke's Ferdinand II " Wunderkammer": On the ceiling: 2 sharks, one deep-sea fish. Portrait of a giant, accompanied by a child to mark his size. Painting of a huge bear shot by the Archduke. Antlers of a stag, around which a t...
Editorial Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) in armour and royal crown, wearing a brocade coat. Oil on wood, around 1508 75.5 x 49 cm Inv. 4403.
Editorial King Louis XIV of France (1638-1715) in coronation robes. The young king wears the Order du Saint Esprit, in his left hand the scepter of Hugues Capet, the " hand of justice", in his right the scepter with the French lily. Canvas, 137,5 x 105...
Editorial Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493). Official portrait with crown, sceptre and sword. The Emperor wears a chain of vases with handles and a griffin, the insignia of the Aragonese Order of the Jug. Wood, 78,5 x 51,5 cm, Inv. 4398.
Editorial Jousting tournaments were not just sporting games and rules were tightened in the late 16th, to avoid fatal accidents. Gregor Baci, a Hungarian nobleman, was pierced by a jousting pike, but tradition has it that he survived his injuries.
Editorial Suit of steel armour, first half of the 16th century. Helmet in the shape of a fantastic bird, engraved cuirass or breastplate, articulated sleeves and gauntlets, wide skirt. From an original suit of armour in Ambras Castle, Vienna. Chromolithograph fr...
Editorial Francesco Donato, (1468-1553), Doge of Venice, in official robes, with Doge's cap (corno), coat with large gold buttons and ermine collar. Second half 16th. Canvas, 93,3 x 75 cm Inv. 3026.
Editorial Alla donna di buon gusto. Oil.
Editorial Marcantonio Barbaro (1518-1595), Venetian ambassador in Paris and Constantinople, procurator of San Marco; portrait as ambassador to the Sultan, 1568-74. View of the Bosporus through the window. Canvas, 122 x 100 cm Inv. 29.
Editorial The " Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collecti...
Editorial Archduke Matthias in a blue robe. Matthias, later Emperor (1557-1619). Canvas, 198 x 98 cm Inv.6437.
Editorial Objects from Archduke's Ferdinand II " Wunderkammer": On the ceiling: 2 sharks, one deep-sea fish. Portrait of a giant, accompanied by a child to mark his size. Painting of a huge bear shot by the Archduke. Antlers of a stag, around which a t...
Editorial Archduke Ferdinand of Tyrol (1529-1595), son of Emperor Ferdinand I. He married commoner Philippine Welser, of the rich merchant family and rebuilt Castle Ambras in Tyrol, as a museum for his collection of art and curios. Canvas, 184 x 89 cm, 1548 Inv....
Editorial Petrarca's Laura, the poet's lady love whom he immortalized in his sonnets " Il Canzoniere". Petrarca never spoke to her. She died of the plague in Avignon in 1348. Inv. 8068.
Editorial Philipp der Schoene, (1478-1506), King of Spain, aged 16, The son of Emperor Maximilian I and Marie de Bourgogne married Juana of Castile and became King of Castile after his brother-in-law's death. He wears the order of the Golden Fleece. Wood, 36 x 2...
Editorial Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) in armour and royal crown, wearing a brocade coat. Oil on wood, around 1508 75.5 x 49 cm Inv. 4403.
Editorial " La Marguerita", a Venetian mirror, second half 16th. 14 leaf-shaped, convex mirrors are arranged around a circular center, thus multiplying the mirrored image. Glass, cardboard, paper; 120 cm across.
Editorial Juana " the Mad", Queen of Castile and Aragon (1479-1555), daughter of the Catholic Kings Ferdinand II of Aragon and Isabella of Castile. Wife of Philip le Bel, mother of Emperor Karl V. Wood, 36 x 24,5 cm Inv. 4450.
Editorial Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (1265-1321) who wrote the " Divina Commedia" Inv. 8066.
Editorial Ambras Castle, rebuilt over a gothic core by Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol, 1564-1567. The Archduke also added the " Spanish Hall" (long building in foreground), a huge, fresco-covered hall for the Archduke's frequent festivities.
Editorial Emperor Matthias (reigned 1612-1619) as Publius Cornelius Scipio. Matthias still as Archduke on the occasion of his entry into Brussels in 1578. Allegory of liberation from tyranny. Oil on wood, signed VLV (1580).
Editorial Archduke Matthias in a blue robe. Matthias, later Emperor (1557-1619). Canvas, 198 x 98 cm Inv.6437.
Editorial A potter. The Ambras castle Hofaemterspiel (Court-office Game).
Editorial Vlad III, Prince of Wallachia (1431-1476).
Editorial Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532-1590).
Editorial Portrait of Sigismund III Vasa, King of Poland (1566-1632).
Editorial Suit of steel armour, first half of the 16th century. Helmet in the shape of a fantastic bird, engraved cuirass or breastplate, articulated sleeves and gauntlets, wide skirt. From an original suit of armour in Ambras Castle, Vienna. Chromolithograph fr...
Editorial Emperor Maximilian I (1459-1519) in armour and royal crown, wearing a brocade coat. Oil on wood, around 1508 75.5 x 49 cm Inv. 4403.
Editorial Isabella von Parma (1741-1763), wife of Emperor Josef II Canvas, 82 x 64 cm Inv. 1551 (Ambras Inv.2069).
Editorial Francesco Donato, (1468-1553), Doge of Venice, in official robes, with Doge's cap (corno), coat with large gold buttons and ermine collar. Second half 16th. Canvas, 93,3 x 75 cm Inv. 3026.
Editorial Alla donna di buon gusto. Oil.
Editorial Marcantonio Barbaro (1518-1595), Venetian ambassador in Paris and Constantinople, procurator of San Marco; portrait as ambassador to the Sultan, 1568-74. View of the Bosporus through the window. Canvas, 122 x 100 cm Inv. 29.
Editorial Archduchess Marie-Christine in a striped silkdress. The archduchess (1742-1798) was a daughter of Emperor Franz Stephan and Empress Maria Theresia; she married Albert of Sachsen-Teschen, the only love-match in her generation. Canvas, 70 x 52,5 cm Inv.2053.
Editorial The " Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collecti...
Editorial Archduke Matthias in a blue robe. Matthias, later Emperor (1557-1619). Canvas, 198 x 98 cm Inv.6437.
Editorial Philippe le Bon (The Good), Duc de Bourgogne. Copy after Rogier van der Weyden, around 1500. Wood,30,8 x 19,5 cm Cat.190,Inv.4445 Cat. 138, Inv. 4445.
Editorial " La Marguerita", a Venetian mirror, second half 16th. 14 leaf-shaped, convex mirrors are arranged around a circular center, thus multiplying the mirrored image. Glass, cardboard, paper; 120 cm across.
Editorial Objects from Archduke's Ferdinand II " Wunderkammer": On the ceiling: 2 sharks, one deep-sea fish. Portrait of a giant, accompanied by a child to mark his size. Painting of a huge bear shot by the Archduke. Antlers of a stag, around which a t...
Editorial Friedrich III, Emperor Holy Roman Empire (1415-1493) Milan, around 1500 Wood, 32.5 x 27 cm Inv. 4429.
Editorial Ladislaus " Postumus", King of Hungary and Bohemia, born 1440, four months after the death of his father King Albrecht II. Betrothed to Magdalena, daughter of King Charles VII of France in 1457, he died that same year. Parchment on wood, 32x2...
Editorial Dante Alighieri, Italian poet (1265-1321) who wrote the " Divina Commedia" Inv. 8066.
Editorial Friedrich III (Habsburg), Emperor Holy Roman Empire. Oil on wood.
Editorial Emperor Friedrich III (1415-1493). Official portrait with crown, sceptre and sword. The Emperor wears a chain of vases with handles and a griffin, the insignia of the Aragonese Order of the Jug. Wood, 78,5 x 51,5 cm, Inv. 4398.
Editorial Jousting tournaments were not just sporting games and rules were tightened in the late 16th, to avoid fatal accidents. Gregor Baci, a Hungarian nobleman, was pierced by a jousting pike, but tradition has it that he survived his injuries.
Editorial Ambras Castle, rebuilt over a gothic core by Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol, 1564-1567. The Archduke also added the " Spanish Hall" (long building in foreground), a huge, fresco-covered hall for the Archduke's frequent festivities.