Hans Wertinger
(1466-1533)
Herzog Wilhelm IV. von Bayern Rückseite: Wappen Bayern-Baden und Devise,
1526
Material / Technology / Carrier
Lindenholz (Tilia sp.)
Dimensions of the object
69,3 x 45,8 cm
Displayed
AP OG Saal I
Acquisition
Aus der Herzoglichen Kunstkammer München
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München
Citation
Hans Wertinger, Herzog Wilhelm IV. von Bayern
Rückseite: Wappen Bayern-Baden und Devise, 1526, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Alte Pinakothek München, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/A9xlyXMLWv (Last updated on 18.04.2023)
These pendant portraits (see inv. no. 18) are full of allusions to the marriage alliance concluded in 1522: the links in the duke’s chain are formed by the letter I (for Jacobaea) held by two hands; his collar and choker show the W (for Wilhelm) with an I across it. Meanwhile, the lowest of Jacobaea’s three necklaces shows the W held by two hands. The beadwork lettering on her bodice reads “A BON FINE” (to good end). Duke Wilhelm went on to found the Munich painting collection: in 1528 he commissioned a cycle of large-format paintings depicting events in world history, including Albrecht Altdorfer’s ‘Battle of Alexander’.
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