Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy, anonymous, c. 1460 - c. 1480

Identification

Title(s)

Portrait of Charles the Bold, Duke of Burgundy

Object type

painting

Object number

SK-A-3836

Inscriptions / marks

inscription, upper left: ‘Le.Lay.Emprins’ (I have undertaken it)
coat of arms, upper right: quartered, 1 and 4, three gold fleurs-de-lis on a blue field; 2, divided vertically, i, three diagonal gold bands on a blue field, ii, a gold lion rampant on a black field; 3, divided vertically, i, three diagonal gold bands on a blue field, ii, a red lion rampant with gold claws on a silver field; an inescutcheon with a black lion rampant with red tongue and claws on a gold field. Crest: a silver crown and a red orb

Description

Portret van Karel de Stoute, hertog van Bourgondië. Staande naar rechts, ten voeten uit op een tegelvloer. Om de hals de keten van het Gulden Vlies. Linksboven het familiewapen. Met geïntegreerde lijst. Pendant van SK-A-3835.

Creation

Artist

painter: anonymous

Place

Southern Netherlands

Dating

c. 1460 - c. 1480

Material and Technique

Physical features

oil on panel

Material

Measurements

support: diameter 39 cm (incl. original frame) × thickness 3.3 cm (painted surface)

Subject

What

When

1433 - 1477

Where

Bourgondië

Who

Charles the Bold (Duke of Burgundy)

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Gift of Kunsthandel G. Wildenstein

Acquisition

gift 1952

Copyright

Public domain

Provenance

See the provenance for SK-A-3835

Bibliography and list of abbreviations for the provenance (pdf)

Notes

Please note that this provenance was formulated with a special focus on provenance research for the years 1933-45 and could therefore be incomplete. There may be more (mostly earlier) provenance information known in the museum. In case this item has an uncertain or incomplete provenance for the years 1933-45, the Rijksmuseum welcomes information and assistance in the investigation and clarification of the provenance of all works during that era.

Relations

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