Heinrich(?) vom Rhein zum Mohren (1477–1536)

Conrad Faber von Creuznach's portrait from the late 1520s, tentatively identified as Heinrich vom Rhein zum Mohren, represents the portrait practice of this Frankfurt painter who documented the city's patrician elite during the Reformation era. Faber's portraits combine the precise descriptive tradition of German Renaissance painting with the decorative element of gold and heraldic details that indicated his sitters' social standing.

Faber's oil and gold on oak panel demonstrates the precise German Renaissance portrait technique with sharp focus on the sitter's features and elaborate use of gold to render heraldic and decorative details. The hard, clear lighting and flat background follow the conventions of German bourgeois portraiture.