Portrait of Count Johann II, Count of Montfort and Rothenfels

Bernhard Strigel created this portrait around 1523, contributing to the flourishing tradition of portraiture during the High Renaissance period that documented appearance and social standing across European society. The painting is in the National Gallery of Ireland Bernhard Strigel served as court painter to Emperor Maximilian I, making him among the most sought-after portraitists in the Habsburg world during the early sixteenth century Portraiture flourished during the Renaissance as humanism

The portrait follows established conventions of the period, with attention to physiognomic features and costume details that convey social identity and status.