Portret van Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg-Trauchburg

The central portrait shows the Elector in an oval frame, wearing a high ruff and an ornate doublet. The surrounding structure is adorned with reclining figures of scholars or philosophers holding tablets, numerous putti, and the Elector's elaborate coat of arms at the summit. At the base, a Latin verse is inscribed within a cartouche flanked by scrolls and decorative motifs.

Gebhard Truchsess von Waldburg was a pivotal figure in the religious wars of the 16th century; his conversion to Calvinism and attempt to secularize the Electorate of Cologne led to the Cologne War. This portrait represents the intersection of ecclesiastical power and the political instability of the Holy Roman Empire during the late Reformation.