Anna of Austria, Queen of Spain
1570 | Anthonis Mor van Dashorst
Archduchess Anna (1549–1580), eldest daughter of Emperor Maximilian II, was married to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain, as his fourth wife. As official painter at the Spanish court, Anthonis Mor had many times painted portraits of the members of the royal family. The style of courtly portrait created by him long remained the standard, up to the paintings by Velázquez and beyond. Posture and expression are used to show more clearly the social distance between the subject depicted and the beholder.
Archduchess Anna (1549–1580), eldest daughter of Emperor Maximilian II, was married to her uncle, King Philip II of Spain, as his fourth wife. As official painter at the Spanish court, Anthonis Mor had many times painted portraits of the members of the royal family. The style of courtly portrait created by him long remained the standard, up to the paintings by Velázquez and beyond. Posture and expression are used to show more clearly the social distance between the subject depicted and the beholder.
Artist:
Anthonis Mor van Dashorst (1516/1519 Utrecht - 1575 Antwerpen) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Anna Tochter des Maximilian II. von Habsburg Österreich, Königin von Spanien (1549 - 1580) DNB
Time:
1570
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Netherlandish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
die oberen Ecken beschnitten und wieder ergänzt: upper corners cut and added again: 161 x 110 cm
Framed: 186,5 x 133 x 6 cm
Signed
Inscribed on the right side of the chair back: Antonius Mor faciebat a° 157(0)
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 3053
Provenance
Imperial property; 1868 documented in the depot of the gallery;