Bildnis des Christoph Fugger,

1541

Material / Technology / Carrier

Lindenholz (Tilia spp.)

Dimensions of the object

97,5 x 80,4 cm

Displayed

Not on display

Department

Altdeutsche Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

9409

Acquisition

1927 aus Fuggerschem Besitz erworben

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Christoph Amberger, Bildnis des Christoph Fugger, 1541, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/02LAY78Lyk (Last updated on 24.08.2023)

Son of the powerful merchant Raymond Fugger from Augsburg, Christoph Fugger (1520–1579) followed the family tradition and became a merchant. After spending time in Schwaz (Tyrol), Antwerp, and France, he was active in Spain and Naples, and, moreover, was so to great effect, accumulating a fortune of 1.6 million gulden upon his death. His elegant pose, hand on hip, is matched by his clothing. His fur-lined doublet is made of black Atlas silk, his cloak is draped over his shoulders and around his body in the manner of ancient togati (“toga-wearers”). Both this sartorial reference and the architectural backdrop refer to Italian models.