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The image presents an upper-body illustration of a man seated in a formal portrait pose. His face has a rounded shape with prominent cheeks, a full mustache, and a short beard, and he looks straight ahead. He wears a large, ornate hat and a cloak with a fur-lined collar. In his hands, he holds a sword diagonally across his torso. The background features a plain light-colored surface with three heraldic shields and a decorative serif font Latin text below the illustration.

John Frederic the Magnanimous, in Electoral Robes [left]

German 16th Century · German

Medium
woodcut
Classification
Print
Period
1401 to 1500
Image size
2691 × 4234px

Description

The image presents an upper-body illustration of a man seated in a formal portrait pose. His face has a rounded shape with prominent cheeks, a full mustache, and a short beard, and he looks straight ahead. He wears a large, ornate hat and a cloak with a fur-lined collar. In his hands, he holds a sword diagonally across his torso. The background features a plain light-colored surface with three heraldic shields and a decorative serif font Latin text below the illustration.

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Open access image from the National Gallery of Art, released under its open access program. Metadata via the NGA Open Data Program (CC0).

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