Project Description

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. This painting is part of the Hungarian millecentennial historical suite in the Museum of Hungarian Military History in Budapest.

Appraised Fair Market Value: $1,500,000.00
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