Portrait of Ladislaus von Fraunberg, Count of Haag
by MIELICH, Hans, Oil on canvas, 214 x 113 cm
Ladislaus von Fraunberg (1505-1566) ruled the county of Haag in Upper Bavaria near Wasserburg. Mielich’s portrait is an example of the type of life-size, full-length ruler portrait first created by Lucas Cranach the Elder. With his Portrait of Emperor Karl V, Jacob Seisenegger established an exemplary form of painting for representative purposes that would influence later generations.