Artwork
Ulrich Ehinger as Knight of the Order of Santiago
Ulrich Ehinger as Knight of the Order of Santiago is a wood painting by Christoph Amberger. It dates from 1530 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum.
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Technique & Style
The composition is classified within the portrait genre, utilizing the wooden panel as its primary medium.
Created in 1530, this portrait by Christoph Amberger is executed as a painting on a limewood support. The work measures 72.5 cm in height and 63 cm in width. As a formal portrait, the piece depicts a man identified as Ulrich Ehinger, a Knight of the Order of Santiago, and includes a specific detail of a spherical table watch held by the subject. The composition is classified within the portrait genre, utilizing the wooden panel as its primary medium.
History & Provenance
Christoph Amberger executed the portrait of Ulrich Ehinger as a Knight of the Order of Santiago in 1530. The artist constructed the panel painting using limewood as the primary support material. The work depicts Ehinger alongside a spherical table watch, characterizing the subject within the genre of portraiture.
Following its creation, the painting entered the holdings of the Kunsthistorisches Museum, where it remains part of the permanent collection. The dimensions of the panel are recorded as 72.5 cm in height and 63 cm in width.
Overview
This limewood panel painting, created in 1530 by Christoph Amberger, is a portrait of Ulrich Ehinger. It is held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum's collection.
Subject & Meaning
The portrait depicts Ehinger dressed as a Knight of the Order of Santiago, signified by a red cross on his brown fur-lined robe. He holds a spherical table watch, an early form of timekeeping device, indicating his wealth and status.
Context
As a work by Christoph Amberger, a sixteenth-century painter from Augsburg and a student of Hans Holbein, this portrait reflects the artistic influences of its time.
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Artist
Christoph Amberger (c. 1505 – 1562) was a painter of Augsburg in the sixteenth century, a disciple of Hans Holbein, his principal work being the history of Joseph in twelve pictures.
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