About Jakob Seisenegger
Lived 1505 – 1567 (aged 61–62). Jakob Seisenegger was a painter.
Jakob Seisenegger (1505–1567) was an Austrian portrait painter who was the court painter of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor. He also painted Ferdinand's brother Charles V. Most of his portraits are of the Austrian Habsburg family and their allies, including several of children.
He won international fame for his use of full-length poses in his portraits, creating a model used by future artists, such as François Clouet. His portrait Emperor Charles V with Hound (1532) is now in the Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna.
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Who was Jakob Seisenegger?
Austrian artist (1505-1567)
When was Jakob Seisenegger born?
Jakob Seisenegger was born in 1505.
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Jakob Seisenegger died in 1567 in Linz.
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Jakob Seisenegger was a painter.
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