Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain
about 1560, Artist: Alonso Sánchez Coello
Elisabeth of Valois, Queen of Spain
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.
Object data
Object Name
Painting
Culture
Spanish
Dated
about 1560
Artist
Alonso Sánchez Coello (1531/1532 Benifairò de Valls/Valencia - 1588 Madrid) - GND
Material
Canvas
Dimensions
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
Image rights
Kunsthistorisches Museum Wien, Gemäldegalerie
Inv. No.
Gemäldegalerie, 3182
Provenance
Imperial property; 1881 documented in the gallery
Depiction/Person
Elisabeth Tochter des Heinrich II von Valois Frankreich (1545 Fontainbleau - 1568 Aranjuez) - GND
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