Vorst zittend op een troon
Monogrammist CR (Duitsland); anonymous
1500 - 1599
Medium
paper
Dimensions
368; 281
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
height 281 mm x width 368 mm
Art Historical Context
### Vorst Zittend op een Troon (Prince Seated on a Throne) intriguing 16th-century drawing paper, titled *Vorst Zittend op een Troon* ("Prince Seated on a Throne"), measures a modest 281 mm high by 368 mm wide. Attributed to the enigmatic Monogrammist CR an anonymous German artist active between 1500 and 1599, it captures a regal figure enthroned, evoking the grandeur of Renaissance-era nobility. The use of paper as a medium revolutionary in Northern Europe during this period, allowing for detailed sketches, studies, or preparatory works that could be easily shared among workshops—far more p...