MIELICH, Hans
(b. 1516, München, d. 1573, München)

Portrait of Ladislaus von Fraunberg, Count of Haag

1557
Oil on canvas, 214 x 113 cm
Liechtenstein Museum, Vienna

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.