Armchair of Jacoba of Bavaria
Also titled Leunstoel van Jacoba van Beieren
c. 1560 - c. 1570
- Medium
- walnut (hardwood), wood (plant material), rosewood (wood), oak (wood)
- Classification
- chair
- Dimensions
- height 115.5 cm x width 60.5 cm x depth 44 cm x weight 9 kg
- Museum
- Rijksmuseum
- Rights
- Public Domain Mark, as the museum states it.
- Who can see it
- Little Ones profiles and older: it shows gentle subjects for the very young. How works are placed
About this work
Jacoba of Bavaria (1401-1436) was countess of Holland, Zeeland, and Hainaut. However, powerful relatives in other territories challenged her position and tried to undermine her authority. In later centuries many people in the Republic identified with her because of her resistance to these foreign powers. Various objects associated with Jacoba were cherished and kept as mementos of her struggle. This chair is one of them; in reality, though, it is a 16th-century piece of furniture.
