Lot 1208 D α

German School 16th century - Portrait of Hans Heys aged 72

Auction 1266 - overview Cologne
17.05.2025, 14:00 - Old Masters and 19th Century Part II
Estimate: 5.000 € - 7.000 €
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German School 16th century

Portrait of Hans Heys aged 72

Oil on panel. 45.5 x 30 cm.

Inscribed below: "H: Heys: Meines. Alters. Im. 72. Jar: 1556".
All that is known about the Heys family so far is that they were an old Carinthian family who were vassals of the diocese of Gurk. The coat of arms on the sitter's signet ring corresponds to the information provided by Alois Weiß, which refers to the coat of arms of a Hans Hewss from the year 1416 (cf. Alois Weiß: Kärnthen's Adel bis zum Jahre 1300, Vienna 1869, p. 195).

Provenance

The Royal Bavarian House Knights Order of St. George. - From 1858 to 1937 on loan from the Royal Bavarian Order of the House Knights of St George in the Bavarian National Museum, Munich.