Tag: 1547

John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony

(1503–1554) John the Magnanimous Elector of Saxony (1532–1547) Duke of Saxony (1547–1554) John Frederick I in Art: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) John Frederick I c.1530s Private Collection     Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) & Workshop John Frederick the Magnanimous,…

Ecce Homo (1547)

Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ecce Homo 1547 Oil on slate, 69 x 56 cm Museo del Prado, Madrid Although we do not know when Titian first treated this subject, it was probably in 1535, when he painted a Christ for Federico Gonzaga following a…

François I (France)

(1494–1547) François d’Orléans François d’Angoulême Count of Angoulême Duke of Valois King of France (1515–1547) François I in Art: Ingres, Jean Auguste Dominique (1780-1867) François 1er reçoit les derniers soupirs de Léonard 1818 Petit Palais, Paris     Works commissioned by him: Andrea…

Edward VI (England)

(1537–1553) King of England (1547–1553) King of Ireland (1547–1553) Edward VI in Literature: • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Edward VI in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Edward VI as a Child probably 1538 National Gallery of Art,…

Garzia de’ Medici

(1547–1562) Garzia de’ Medici in Art: Bronzino (1503-1572) Garzia de’ Medici c.1550 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Bronzino (1503-1572) Don Garzia de’ Medici bambino c.1551 Museo di Palazzo Mansi, Lucca     Vasari, Giorgio (1511-1574) Don Giovanni e Don Garzia de’…

Alof de Wignacourt

(1547–1622) Alof de Wignacourt in Art: Caravaggio (1571-1610) Alof de Wignacourt c.1608 Musée du Louvre, Paris     See also: • Art Patrons | Caravaggio | Knight | Knight of the Order of Malta | Malta

Henry VIII (England)

(1491–1547) King of England (1509–1547) Lord of Ireland (1509–1542) King of Ireland (1542–1547) Henry VIII in Literature: • Shakespeare, William (1564-1616): Henry VIII (1613) • Twain, Mark (1835-1910): The Prince and the Pauper (1881) Henry VIII in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Henry VIII of England c.1537…

1547

Rulers: • Carlos I, King of Spain (1516-1556) • Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor (1519-1558) • Cosimo I de’ Medici, Duke of Florence (1537-1569) • Edward VI, King of England and Ireland (1547-1553) • François I, King of France (1515-1547) • Henri II, King of France (1547-1559) • Henry…

Pietro Bembo

(1470–1547) Pietro Bembo in Art: Tiziano (c.1488-1576) Ritratto del Cardinale Pietro Bembo 1539–1540 National Gallery of Art, Washington     See also: • Bishops | Cardinals | Humanists | Philologists | Poets | Writers

Charles V (Holy Roman Emperor)

(1500–1558) Holy Roman Emperor (1519–1558) King of Spain, as Carlos I (1516–1556) Charles V in Art: Cranach, Lucas the Elder (1472-1553) Portrait of the Emperor Charles V 1533 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Seisenegger, Jakob (1505-1567) Emperor Charles V 1532 Kunsthistorisches…