Artwork
John Frederick, Elector of Saxony
John Frederick, Elector of Saxony is an oil painting by the High Renaissance artist Titian. It dates from 1550 and is held in the collection of the Kunsthistorisches Museum. This portrait is an oil painting on canvas depicting John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony.
About this work
Overview
This portrait is an oil painting on canvas depicting John Frederick I, Elector of Saxony. Created by Titian, a prominent Venetian artist, it is now part of the Kunsthistorisches Museum's collection in Vienna.
History & Provenance
Titian executed the work in late 1550 or early 1551. The painting has been housed in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna, where it remains part of the collection.
Artist & collection
Artist
Tiziano Vecellio (Italian: ; c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576), Latinized as Titianus, hence known in English as Titian ( TISH-ən), was an Italian Renaissance painter. The most important artist of Renaissance Venetian…
