Hans Burgkmair (1473-1531), 1498, oil paint, panel

Jakob Fugger (1459–1525) and Sybilla Artzt (c.1480–1546) Hans Burgkmair (1473–1531) Oil on panel, 1498 Commissioned to record their wedding day, this double portrait celebrates the union between Jakob Fugger, the most important banker in Europe in the late fifteenth century, and Sybilla Artzt, a member of an influential Augsburg family. The Burgkmairs were the leading painters in Augsburg at the time. The lavishness of the couple’s attire, which attests to their wealth and power, has been captured with minute detail.