about 1618, Artist: Peter Paul Rubens
The sitter was long identified as Emperor Maximilian I, who is generally depicted with a prominent aquiline nose, something Rubens must realised as the ruler’s portrait was widely known. Here, the sitter wears a royal not the imperial crown. The armour presumably dates from around 1500, which, together with the sitter’s similarity with other portraits of Philip the Handsome, suggests he is Philip I of Castile, the son of Maximilian I. The St. Andrew’s cross on the breastplate was incorporated into Philip’s coat of arms following his marriage to Joanna of Castile.
Painting
Flemish
about 1618
Peter Paul Rubens (1577 Siegen - 1640 Antwerpen) - GND
oak wood
140,5 x 101,5 cm
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Gemäldegalerie, 700
Probably from Rubens' estate; city palace Prinz Eugen, Vienna; 1772 documented in the gallery;
König Philipp I. Sohn Maximilans I. von Habsburg (1478 - 1506) - GND
vormals identifiziert mit: Kaiser Maximilian I. Sohn d. Friedrich III. von Habsburg (1459 - 1519) - GND
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