Jacopo Strada was an Italian polymath courtier, painter, architect, goldsmith, inventor of machines, numismatist, linguist, collector, and merchant of works of art. His portrait by Titian has kept his image familiar.
Portrait of Jacopo Strada by Titian, 1567 (Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna)
The Antiquarium (begun 1568—71) in the Munich Residenz
Portrait of Ottavio Strada receiving a cornucopia with coins from Fortuna, an allusion to his study of ancient coins - ascribed to Marietta Robusti (Tintoretto's daughter)
The Residenz in central Munich is the former royal palace of the Wittelsbach monarchs of Bavaria. The Residenz is the largest city palace in Germany and is today open to visitors for its architecture, room decorations, and displays from the former royal collections.
Plan of the Residenz
Aerial image of the Munich Residenz and the Hofgarten
Munich Residenz in the 18th century
17th-century west wing