Portrait of a Patrician (possibly the Nuremberg patrician Hans II Praun, 1556–1608)

Circle of Georg Holdermann
and Johann Philipp von der Pütt German

On view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Gallery 520

Few portrait waxes of this type are attributed to South German artists. This likely depicts the Nuremberg patrician Hans II Praun (1556–1608) and its creation is associated with the wax and medal artists Georg Holdermann (1585–1629) and Johann Philipp von der Pütt (1560/62–1619). Despite the small scale of the portrait, the artist renders minute details to capture the personality of the sitter. The concentration on the likeness of the human individual was an essential part of Northern European Humanism. Given the extensive reach of the early modern luxury trade, cases such as this could have been produced by goldsmiths in South Germany, especially in Nuremberg and Augsburg, or by artisans trained there but working in upper Italy.

Portrait of a Patrician (possibly the Nuremberg patrician Hans II Praun, 1556–1608), Circle of Georg Holdermann (ca. 1585–1629), Pigmented wax on black manganese glass, colorless glass (later?); gilded copper, German, Nuremberg

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Portrait of a Patrician (possibly the Nuremberg patrician Hans II Praun, 1556–1608), Circle of Georg Holdermann (ca. 1585–1629), Pigmented wax on black manganese glass, colorless glass (later?); gilded copper, German, Nuremberg
Portrait of a Patrician (possibly the Nuremberg patrician Hans II Praun, 1556–1608), Circle of Georg Holdermann (ca. 1585–1629), Pigmented wax on black manganese glass, colorless glass (later?); gilded copper, German, Nuremberg
Portrait of a Patrician (possibly the Nuremberg patrician Hans II Praun, 1556–1608), Circle of Georg Holdermann (ca. 1585–1629), Pigmented wax on black manganese glass, colorless glass (later?); gilded copper, German, Nuremberg

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