Portrait of Heinrich (1479-1552), Duke of Mecklenburg, called ‘the Peaceful’, Jacopo de' Barbari, 1507

Henry’s cloak has a pattern of battleaxes and pieces of the ragged staff of the cross of burgundy. (https://en. Wikipedia. Org/wiki/cross_of_burgundy). There is also an axe hanging on his chain. Yet henry’s nickname was ‘the peaceful’. His hat is decorated with ostrich feathers, strings of pearls and cords with golden rings. Although it looks rather eccentric, henry’s outfit was the height of fashion among the german nobility of the day. Object Type: painting. Genre: portrait. Date: 1507. Dimensions: height: 59.3 cm (23.3 in); width: 37.5 cm (14.7 in). Medium: oil on panel. Depicted People: Duke Heinrich V, Duke of Mecklenburg-Schwerin. Collection: Mauritshuis. Jacopo de' Barbari (attrib.) - Ritratto di Heinrich, duca di Mecklenburg