Portretni galeriji v graškem dvoru in dvorcu Karlau v 17. in 18. stoletju

The article discusses portrait galleries established by Arch- duke Charles II and Archduchess Maria around 1600 and stored in Graz Castle and Karlau Castle near Graz until the 18th century. The collections are analyzed based on published archival sources. Several unique portrait series are presented, as well as the artists and the works of art, which are now kept in the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna. The commissioners’ practices and collecting endeavors associated with the accumulation of family portraits are explained. In addition, the article discusses the role of the portrait series of Roman emperors and a series of costume paintings, which were also included in the collection.V prispevku sta na podlagi sočasnih pisnih virov razi- skani portretni zbirki, ki sta jih okrog leta 1600 zasno- vala nadvojvoda Karel II. in nadvojvodinja Marija in sta bili do 18. stoletja v graškem dvoru in dvorcu Karlau pri Gradcu. Predstavljeni so serije portretov, umetniki in dela, ki so ohranjena v Umetnostnozgodovinskem muzeju na Dunaju. Obravnavani so vzroki za naročilo izjemno številnih otroških portretov. Poleg tega je anali- zirana vloga portretnih serij rimskih cesarjev in kostumskih slik