Filippo Francesco d’Este, Marchese di Lanzo with dog
1634/35 | Anthonis van Dyck
In November 1634 Filippo Francesco (1621–1653) and Carlo Emmanuele (1622–1695), sons of Sigismondo d’Este, arrived in the Netherlands as part of the retinue of the newly appointed Spanish Governor, Cardinal Infant Ferdinand. Van Dyck portrayed the princes in Brussels during his third Antwerp period, 1634-35. Their courtly Spanish attire emphasises the princes’ Catholic upbringing and has helped to refute the earlier identification of those depicted with the children of the Protestant “Winter King” Frederick V of Pfalz.
In November 1634 Filippo Francesco (1621–1653) and Carlo Emmanuele (1622–1695), sons of Sigismondo d’Este, arrived in the Netherlands as part of the retinue of the newly appointed Spanish Governor, Cardinal Infant Ferdinand. Van Dyck portrayed the princes in Brussels during his third Antwerp period, 1634-35. Their courtly Spanish attire emphasises the princes’ Catholic upbringing and has helped to refute the earlier identification of those depicted with the children of the Protestant “Winter King” Frederick V of Pfalz.
Artist:
Anthonis van Dyck (1599 Antwerpen - 1641 London) DNB
Depiction/Person:
Marchese Filippo II. Francesco di Sigismondo III. d'Este di San Martino (1621 - 1653)
Time:
1634/35
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Flemish
Material/technology:
Canvas
Dimensions:
175 x 95,5 cm
Framed: 201 x 122 x 10 cm
Copyright
Kunsthistorisches Museum, Gemäldegalerie
Invs.
Gemäldegalerie, 484
Provenance
1730 documented in the gallery