Frederick Wise Elector Saxony (1 results)
FREDERICK THE WISE, ELECTOR OF SAXONY - Antique Original Engraved Portrait
FREDERICK THE WISE, ELECTOR OF SAXONY - Antique Original Engraved Portrait
Language: English
Published by A Durand, Paris, 1850
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Add to basketNo Binding. Condition: Very Good. an antique engraved portrait, mounted (matted) and ready to frame. Originally produced by Durer in 1524, it has this date and details about the subject underneath. Frederick the Wise, Elector of Saxony (1463-1525), the subject of this print, was one of Dürer's earliest significant patrons. The p…rint was done a year before the death of Frederick and is based on a silverpoint drawing made by Dürer now in the Ecole des Beaux-Arts, Paris. The drawing was presumably made during a visit by Frederick to Nuremberg in 1522-23, where Dürer had his workshop. The print from this drawing is small and intimate. Dürer shows the Elector, almost full-face, filling the whole space, and demonstrates the artist's technical mastery of engraving in the detail of the Elector's voluminous beard and the intricacies of the fur mantle. Dürer shows the reflection of a window in the eyes of his sitter, a device often used by the artist in his portraits. On either side of the head are the coat of arms of the Prince Elect of Saxony to the left and the Dukedom of Saxony to the right. Albrecht Durer (illustrator).