Portrait of Prince Philip Emmanuel of Savoy

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Philip Emmanuel (Felipe Manuel, 1586-1605) was the grandson of Philip II. The artist represents the prince as the heir to the throne in Savoya wearing an armor of Lombard origin and the necklace of the Order of the Annunciation, the highest order of the dukedom of Savoya. This is one of the most significant and felicitous works by Pantoja, comparable only to the portrait of Philip III in Vienna's Kunsthistorisches Museum where he is depicted full length.

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Portrait of Prince Philip Emmanuel of Savoy

About the Artist

Juan Pantoja De La Cruz

1553 – 1608

Spanish painter, pupil and successor of Sanchez Coello, becoming court painter to Philip III in 1596. His official portraits are flat and hieratic, but his religious works show the influence of Italian Caravaggismo. There are works in the Escorial and Madrid and in several other museums. He also painted the retable for the monastery church of St Augustine, Valladolid.

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