REISER, Niklas
(b. ~1470 Schwaz, d. ~1520 ?)
Niklas Reiser (or Rayser) was an Austrian painter active in Schwaz, Tirol.
Mary of Burgundy, Half-Length in Profile
The picture shows Mary, Duchess of Burgundy (1457-1482), the first wife of Archduke Maximilian of Austria, later Holy Roman Emperor. This posthumous portrait is one of the five extant profile portraits of the sitter.
The painting depicts Mary in an interior before a damask curtain which is pulled back to reveal a view into a landscape beyond.