Portrait of Albert Frederick, Duke of Prussia

1600 · Private collection

portrait

Albert Frederick (1553-1618) was the 2nd Duke of Prussia. In 1571, following the death of his father, the 1st Duke of Prussia, he succeeded his father in his government offices. Later his depression developed into a mental disorder and was put under the guardianship of his son-in-law.

About the Artist

Heinrich Bollandt

1577 – 1651

Heinrich Bollandt (also Polland), German painter. He was one of the most important artists of the Brandenburg-Bayreuther Renaissance, active mainly in Bayreuth, but also in Lübeck and Berlin. He painted portraits and altarpieces and worked in a style that seems almost archaic and evidently depended on the art of Lucas Cranach the Elder.

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