Portrait of Emperor Matthias in an Allegorical Frame
From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.
Bust to the right of Emperor Matthias with a laurel wreath in an oval frame made of oak branches. On the branches, ten medallions with portraits of predecessors. Below the imperial eagle, his subjects kneel on the left and the Turks on the right. In the center below, a woman with a stone tablet bearing the name and title of the portrait subject. On the left, Envy, and on the right, a bound man with donkey ears. As symbols of the emperor's moderation and victory, Pegasus is tamed on the left and a dragon is killed on the right. Fame proclaims the emperor's triumph with her trumpet. At the top, the three Graces let fruits and riches, the good of the earth, fall from their cornucopias onto him. Above them, four putti with a crown and a scepter. Below the scene, a two-line Latin text with an extensive signature.
Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam’s own description