Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain
about 1560 | Alonso Sánchez Coello
Elizabeth of Valois (1545–1568) was the daughter of King Henry II of France. As a result of the peace treaty signed between France and Spain in 1559, she became the third wife of King Philip II of Spain, although she had previously been engaged to marry his eldest son, Don Carlos.The distance required in a court portrait between the subject and the viewer is enhanced by the magnificence and stiffness of the richly embroidered clothing.
Elizabeth of Valois (1545–1568) was the daughter of King Henry II of France. As a result of the peace treaty signed between France and Spain in 1559, she became the third wife of King Philip II of Spain, although she had previously been engaged to marry his eldest son, Don Carlos.The distance required in a court portrait between the subject and the viewer is enhanced by the magnificence and stiffness of the richly embroidered clothing.
Artist:
Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531/1532 Benifairò de Valls/Valencia - 1588 Madrid) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Elisabeth Tochter des Heinrich II von Valois Frankreich (1545 Fontainbleau - 1568 Aranjuez) DNB
Time:
about 1560
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Spanish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
allseitig beschnitten: cut on all sides: 163 x 91,5 cm
Framed: 177,2 x 105,5 x 10 cm
Inscribed
An der Perlhaube ein aus Y (Ysabelle, Ysabeau) und F (France) gebildetes Monogramm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 3182
Provenance
Imperial property; 1881 documented in the gallery