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The image is an engraved portrait of a man known as Andreas, Cardinal of Austria. He is depicted facing slightly to the right, wearing a distinctive hat and elaborate clothing with a textured pattern. The man has facial hair that merges into his mustache, closely cropped hair, and a calm expression with eyes averted. The ornate frame around the portrait includes cherubic figures, helmets, spears, a battle scene medallion at the top, and a panel with ships at sea below.
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The image is an engraved portrait of a man known as Andreas, Cardinal of Austria. He is depicted facing slightly to the right, wearing a distinctive hat and elaborate clothing with a textured pattern. The man has facial hair that merges into his mustache, closely cropped hair, and a calm expression with eyes averted. The ornate frame around the portrait includes cherubic figures, helmets, spears, a battle scene medallion at the top, and a panel with ships at sea below.

National Gallery of Art · Print

Andreas, Cardinal of the Holy Roman Empire

anonymous German, after Johan Wierix

Date
1600 - 1699
Medium
engraving
Dimensions
sheet: 9.7 × 7.3 cm (3 13/16 × 2 7/8 in.)
Classification
Print · Historical Portrait
Accession number
1950.14.27
Credit line
Rosenwald Collection
Time span
1551 to 1600
Department
CG-E
Original NGA record Wikidata

Subjects and terms

  • Unknown
Provenance

W. B. Dukes [d. 1942], London, (L.2757a); (Sotheby, London, sale July 8, 1942, no. 112); Hermann Marx [d. 1948], Surrey, (L.2816a); (Sotheby, London, sale May 24, 1948, no. 165); Lessing J. Rosenwald [1891 - 1979], Philadelphia, (L.1932d); gift to NGA, 1950.

NGA object ID 37665. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.