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Martin Luther (1483-1546) as "Junker Joerg", disguised as a country sqire in his hideout on Wartburg castle, 1521/1522, where he translated the New Testament into German. Oil on copper
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Martin Luther (1483-1546) as "Junker Joerg", disguised as a country sqire in hi...

Martin Luther (1483-1546) as "Junker Joerg", disguised as a country squire in his hideout on Wartburg castle, 1521/1522, where he translated the New Testament into German. Oil on copper beech 40.5 x 32.5 cm. Inv. 946
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Martin Luther (1483-1546) as "Junker Joerg", disguised as a country squire in h...

Boar-hunt in a village.
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Boar-hunt in a village.

Feast on the village green.
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Feast on the village green.

The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a unique curiosity who lived at various European courts. He married and had two equally hairy children. Their portraits are a typical item of Archduke Ferdinand's collection of art and curios.
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The "Hairy Man", Petrus Gonzalvus, born 1556 on Teneriffa. Considered a...

The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suffered from the same glandular disorder and, according to contemporary medical reports had equally hairy children. The paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical for the Ambras collection.
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The daughter of Petrus Gonzalvus, the "Hairy Man" from Teneriffa. She, too, suf...

The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who had made a detailed study of his father's glandular disturbance. The three paintings of the Gonzalvus family are typical of the mixture of art and curiosities in 16th century princely collections.
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The son of Petrus Gonzalvus was examined in 1596 by the same physician who h...

Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637), husband of Maria Anna of Bavaria and Eleonore Gonzaga. Oil on canvas, 196 x 103 cm Inv. 6100
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Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637), husband of Maria Anna of...

Emperor Matthias (reigned 1612-1619) as Publius Cornelius Scipio. Matthias still as Archduke on the occasion of his entry into Brussels in 1578. Allegory of liberation from tyranny. Oil on wood, signed VLV (1580)
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Emperor Matthias (reigned 1612-1619) as Publius Cornelius Scipio. Matthi...

Eleonore Gonzaga(1598-1655),daughter of Duke Vincenzo, aged two, later wife of Emperor Ferdinand II. Oil on canvas (around 1600-1601) 79 x 49.5 cm Inv. 3339
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Eleonore Gonzaga(1598-1655),daughter of Duke Vincenzo, aged two, later wife of...

Eleonora Gonzaga, daughter of Duke Vincenzo I, wife of Emperor Ferdinand II (1578-1637), in her wedding dress. Oil on canvas (around 1621) 188 x 125 cm. Inv. 7146
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Eleonora Gonzaga, daughter of Duke Vincenzo I, wife of Emperor Ferdinan...

Anna Katharina Gonzaga, second wife of Archduke Ferdinand II of Tyrol (1529-1595), in her wedding dress. Oil on canvas (around 1582) 130 x 95 cm. Inv. 8217
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Anna Katharina Gonzaga, second wife of Archduke Ferdinand II of...