MWNF - Museum With No Frontiers

MWNF - Museum With No Frontiers: "The history of the painting is connected to the Diet of Sopron in 1625. In November 1625, the 18 year-old Habsburg heir was crowned King of Hungary in Sopron as Ferdinand III. Participating envoys reported that for the occasion the interior decoration of the Franciscan Church of Sopron consisted of the heraldic red, white and green of Hungary. The prospective ruler was also dressed for the ceremony in this vein: in the attire of a Hungarian nobleman, as seen in this portrait. The young king's first official portrait, the painting is an important document of the coronation, its authenticity seen in the faithful depiction of the Hungarian Holy Crown, rarely seen at the time."