Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg

Cardinal Albrecht von Brandenburg (1490-1545) served as the subject of two portraits executed by Dürer during his later career. The first portrait was completed the year after Albrecht von Brandenburg received the title of Cardinal. Accordingly, the coat of arms at the top right of the print incorporates the tasseled hat typically worn by cardinals during the Renaissance. In another portrait executed four years later, the Cardinal is shown in full profile, above an inscribed tablet that bears resemblance to a memorial plaque.