Unbekannter Fürst

The painter employs a pronounced chiaroscuro, using strong contrasts between light and dark to model the figure’s features and clothing. The dark background isolates the subject, while the gradations of shadow give the portrait a three‑dimensional presence despite the limited tonal range.

Created around 1570, the painting entered the Alte Pinakothek’s holdings, where it remains on display. The work’s attribution to the Master of the Vohenstrauss Portrait rests on stylistic analysis linking it to other regional portraits of the same period.