Kurfürst Maximilian II. Emanuel von Bayern (1662-1726)
Joseph Vivien (1657-1734)

Kurfürst Maximilian II. Emanuel von Bayern (1662-1726),

um 1700
Material / Technology / Carrier
Pastell
Dimensions of the object
132,5 x 106 cm
Genre
Malerei
Inventory number
2302
Acquisition
Aus Schloss Schleißheim
Stock
Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Neuen Schloss Schleißheim
Citation
Joseph Vivien, Kurfürst Maximilian II. Emanuel von Bayern (1662-1726), um 1700, Bayerische Staatsgemäldesammlungen - Staatsgalerie im Neuen Schloss Schleißheim, URL: https://www.sammlung.pinakothek.de/en/artwork/XR4MOrpLQ1 (Last updated on 12.12.2023)
Vivien depicts the Bavarian Elector in armour against a suggestive landscape, wearing the Order of the Golden Fleece. By depicting him as a military leader and commander, he employs a portrait type that was very popular for princely portraits around 1700.

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