Egy humanista mecénás a 16. század közepén Magyarországon. Verancsics Antal (1504–1573), a műértõ
A Humanist Patron from the Mid- 16th Century in Hungary: Antal Verancsics (1504-1573), the Connoisseur

Summary/Abstract: Antal Verancsics (1504-1573) was born to a noble family in Sebenico (Šibenik), and moved to Hungary because of his family connections. He started his political career in the court of King John Szapolyai. In 1541, he followed the king’s widow, Isabella Jagiellon to Transylvania, and only in 1549 moved to the side of Ferdinand I where he held several high positions. As an ambassador of the Habs burg king, he spent two longer periods in the Ottoman Empire and negotiated the Treaty of Adrianople of 1568. At the apex of his career in the Church he was nominated Primate of Esztergom (1569), then went on to become cardinal (1573). He was a historian who also wrote poetry in Italian and Lation and was a connoisseur of painters and sculptors of the era. He invited Martino Rota to Hungary. There are numerous sources regarding his love for portraits, e.g. he wrote a paraphrase of the epigram of Dürer’s Melanchtonportrait. His personal portraits were painted by Melchior Lorck, Martino Rota and Antonio Abondio.

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