Bildnis des Johann von Melem,

um 1495/1500

Material / Technology / Carrier

Eichenholz

Dimensions of the object

54,2 x 34,1 cm

Displayed

AP OG Saal I

Department

Altdeutsche Malerei

Genre

Malerei

Inventory number

WAF 718

Acquisition

1827 aus der Sammlung Boisserée – seit 1923 Wittelsbacher Ausgleichsfonds

Stock

Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München

Citation

Meister des Aachener Altars, Bildnis des Johann von Melem, um 1495/1500, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/5347015x9e (Last updated on 22.07.2024)

The Frankfurt merchant Johann II von Melem (ca. 1455–1529) was an alderman for several years before becoming deputy mayor in 1516. Through his second marriage in 1484 to Gertrud (Druitgen) Rinck he became connected to one of the most important merchant families in Cologne. His tomb is in Frankfurt Cathedral. Due to a misreading of the inscription this painting was long considered a self-portrait by the artist von Melem, to whom many works were ascribed in the nineteenth century.