Lucas Cranach the Younger: The Family of Sigismund I of Poland (1555-56)

(Princes Czartoryski Museum, Kraków, Poland)

A set of paintings made by the German artist Lucas Cranach the Younger (1515-1586). This set of portrait miniatures shows ten members of the Jagiellonian dynasty (Jagiellon Family), produced during Bona Sforza's time as queen in Poland after she had married Sigismund I of Poland. shown from left to right:

top row:
- King Sigismund I the Old of Poland (1467-1548)
- Bona Sforza d’Aragona (21494 – 1557), second wife of Sigismund I the Old
- King Sigismund II Augustus of Poland (1520–1572), son of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza. Sigismund II remained childless throughout his life. He was the last male monarch from the Jagiellonian dynasty
- Elizabeth of Austria (1526–1545), the first wife of Sigismund II
- Barbara Radziwiłł (1520/23-1551), the second wife of Sigismund II

Bottom row:
- Catherine of Austria (1533-1572), the third wife of Sigismund II
- Isabella Jagiellon (1519–1559), daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza. Married with King John I of Hungary
- Catherine Jagiellon (1526–1583), daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza. Married with King John III of Sweden
- Sophia Jagiellon (1522–1575), daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza. Married with Duke Henry V of Brunswick-Lüneburg
- Anna Jagiellon (1523–1596), daughter of Sigismund I and Bona Sforza. Married with king Stephen Báthory of Poland-LithuaniaPaintings from 1555-56.