Portrait of Jacopo Strada [SEP] collection
Portrait of Jacopo Strada
The Portrait of Jacopo Strada is a 1567-68 portrait of the court librarian Jacopo Strada by Titian, now held in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
Strada was not only an official book keeper, but also had many other qualities, and this portrait portrays him in his study surrounded by objects displaying his knowledge. He is shown wearing a gold chain, probably awarded him the previous year 1566 when he was appointed "Antiquarius Caesareus" by his employer Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor.
of the art collection of Archduke Leopold Wilhelm in 1659 and again in 1673, but the portrait had already enjoyed notoriety in Teniers' portrayals of the Archduke's art collection:
References.
- Urbanissime Strada: Jacopo Strada and Cultural Patronage at the Imperial Court, by Jansen, Dirk Jacob, 2015