Portret van Ferdinand Maria van Beieren

About this artwork

height 244 mm x width 163 mm

Art Historical Context

**Portret van Ferdinand Maria van Beieren** is a striking 17th-century engraving by Flemish artist Cornelis Meyssens, created in 1670. 244 mm by 163 mm, this intimate portrait captures Ferdinand Maria of (1636–1679), Elector of Bavaria during a pivotal era of Baroque splendor. Meyssens, a skilled engraver from Antwerp known for his precise reproductive prints, likely drew from a painted original to immortalize the elector's dignified likeness, showcasing the nobility's power and piety. Engravings like this were revolutionary in the Baroque period, enabling the mass production and disseminatio...