# Emperor Ferdinand I

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## Artwork

- Artist: [BOCKSBERGER, Hans the Elder](<https://beta.wga.hu/artists/bocksberger-hans-the-elder-r41a11080b74208>)
- Date: 1551-1600
- Technique: Oil on paper mounted on wood, 14 x 11 cm

## Commentary

This painting is a copy made in 1580 by an unknown Austrian painter. It originates from the portrait collection of Archduke Ferdinand II \(1529-1595\). This collection of famous personalities ultimately composed of some 1.000 portraits of the same format. Over the black, Spanish garb, Ferdinand I wears a half-length, fur-lined cloak, whose broad collar resembles the traditional German overcoat.

## Attribution

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