Mathias (1458-1490) was literally a Renaissance man: a soldier and humanist and patron of the arts, sciences, and church, he sponsored the famed Buda Picture Chronicle and united Central Europe politically and economically. The painting depicts him showing Beatrix, his Italian queen whose name means “beauty,” a model of their new palace, while around them work scientists, painters, sculptors, and architects, printers, codex writers, and musicians.

Appraisal Date: 15 May 2009
Medium of Art: Oil on canvas
Size: 72″ x 96″ (unframed)
Frame Value: N/A
Artist: Americo Makk
Condition: Excellent
Signature: Lower left