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Wax relief – Portrait of Cardinal Scipione Gonzaga from the collection of György Ráth
Antonio Abondio (presumably)1571
Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest
Budapest, Hungary
The brown-haired man with a short beard and moustache is looking to the right. He is wearing a white collar and a red cardinal's gown. The portrait is encircled by small, gilt pearls. There is an inscription in the frame with the name of the man: SCIPIO. GONZAGA SAC ROM IMP PRINCEPS AN. NAXXIX. Scipione Gonzaga (1542–1593) had a brilliant career as a cardinal. In 1565 he was serving Emperor Maximilian II, and was given a Dukedom.
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- Title: Wax relief – Portrait of Cardinal Scipione Gonzaga from the collection of György Ráth
- Creator: Antonio Abondio (presumably)
- Creator Lifespan: 1538/1591
- Date Created: 1571
- Physical Location: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest - György Ráth Villa 1068 Budapest, Városligeti av. 12.
- Location Created: Vienna (presumably)
- Physical Dimensions: 10,2 cm (diameter), 2,2 cm (thickness)
- Inscription: SCIPIO. GONZAGA SAC ROM IMP PRINCEPS AN. NAXXIX.
- Subject Keywords: original furnishings of the György Ráth Villa, György Ráth Villa, painting, portrait
- Rights: Museum of Applied Arts, Budapest, 2022, CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0
- External Link: 53.1904.1. (inv. no.), Art Nouveau – a Hungarian Perspective. List of Exhibits (Budapest, 2018.)
- Medium: wax
- Art Genre: painting
- Art Movement: Renaissance
- Art Form: applied arts
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