Bildnis der Anna Fronleitner
Medium
Buchsbaumholz (Augen und Lippen getönt)
Dimensions
D: 11,5/11,8 cm
Classification
Relieftondo
Department
Belvedere Collection
Museum
Belvedere
Credit
Belvedere, Vienna
Accession Number
4868
Art Historical Context
Nestled in the Belvedere Collection in Vienna, *Bildnis der Anna Fronleitner* (Portrait of Anna Fronleitner is a delicate relief tondo crafted in 1533 by a Wiener Bildschnitzer, or Viennese wood carver. just 11.5 to 11.8 cm in, this intimate portrait captures the likeness of Anna Fronleitner in relief, a format popular in the early Renaissance for personal medallions worn as jewelry or displayed in private chambers. Carved from buchsbaumholz, or boxwood—a dense, fine-grained hardwood prized for its ability to hold exquisite detail—the artwork showcases the carver's mastery of intricate modeli...