Alonso Sanchez Coello
Found in 12 Collections and/or Records:
Catalina Micaela de Austria, Duchess of Savoy, "Portrayed in more than half-length, Catalina Micaela (1567-1597) wears an entirely black dress with lace collar and cuffs, inner sleeves of golden white and white ribbons. A double string of pearls, a necklace, worked golden buttons and a belt are her rich jewelry. As in other court portraits, she rests her hand on an armchair in allusion to her high birth, while the other holds a feminine object, in this case her gloves. This is Sanchez Coello's only portrait of the adult Infanta. Made shortly before she left for Savoy, it is one of the painter's most-valued works. A gradual abandonment of meticulousness, the free and loose brushstrokes clearly visible in the hair and headdress, and the range of colors used on the face all reveal Titian's influence. Some authors attribute this painting to Sofonisba Anguissiola." (Prado Gallery online), 1584-1585
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0075; Public Notes: Photograph #16041
Catherine Michela, Daughter of Philip II, A portrait of Catherine Michela.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0075; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Padre Siguenza, A painting of a priest writing at a desk.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0109; Other stamp identifier: CV Stamp; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Noblewoman, A portrait of a noblewoman.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0077; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of a Noblewoman, A woman is wearing an elegant dress with a large collar and elaborate jewelry, including pearls. Her stance is to her left side, showing her between a frontal pose and three-quarters. She looks directly at the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0077; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Portrait of a Woman, A portrait of a woman.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.STUD.0703.1; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Portrait of Dona De Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, A portrait of Dona de Mendoza.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0076; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Portrait of Dona de Mendoza, Princess of Eboli, A woman is wearing an elegant dress with a large collar and elaborate jewelry, including pearls. Her stance is to her left side, showing her between a frontal pose and three-quarters. She looks directly at the viewer.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0076; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu.
Portrait of Elizabeth of Valois, A woman is wearing an elegant dress with a large collar and elaborate jewelry. On her head is a tiara of sorts; on her breast her gems form a cross. She is shown only from the breast up, and her face is tilted to her left and shown at close to a three-quarter view. The woman is identified as as Elizabeth of Valois.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0078; Public Notes: Beneath the photograph is a page number 55, and in the top right corner of the sheet is the following: "Lam. XLVIII" The small captions beneath the photograph correctly identifies the artist on the left, but incorrectly identifies the portrait as that of Queen Isabel on the right.
Portrait of Queen Isabel, A portrait of Queen Isabel.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0078; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Prince Carlos, A portrait of Prince Carlos.
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0073; Public Notes: This is a basic record created to enable public access to scanned images. Full research on this image is pending. For assistance, please e-mail us at specialcollections@vanderbilt.edu
Prince Carlos, "This portrait depicts Prince Carlos (1545-1568), heir to the Spanish throne and son of Felipe II (1556-1598), by his first wife and cousin, Manuela de Portugal (1528-1545). This work idealizes the Prince's face and body when, in fact, he was born with grave physical and psychological malformations that may have been due to his parents' inbreeding. Both his clothing—a cape lined with lynx fur and a yellow jerkin— and his frontal pose help to disguise these characteristics. The figure of Jupiter and an eagle carrying the column of Hercules are visible through a window in the background. These symbols of the Hapsburg Dynasty clearly alluded to the dynastic succession. This work was cut down at some point, which removed the artist's signature. It is listed in the inventory of the Alcazar Palace in Madrid in 1636." (Prado Gallery online), 1555-1559
Vanderbilt photo identifier: SC.MSS.088.SPAN.0073; Public Notes: Photograph #16043
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