Habsburg Court Painter, late 16th Century
Portrait of Archduke Ernst of Austria (1553–1595),
oil on canvas, 124 x 103 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private European collection
The present painting relates to the portrait in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (Manner of Alonso Sanchez Coello, inv. no. P001145) and to the portrait by Martino Rota sold at Christie’s, New York (4 October 2007, lot 107). Two similar portraits of Archduke Ernst’s brothers also exist: a portrait of Maximillian III in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna and a portrait of Rudolph II, which was sold at Dorotheum, Vienna (18 April 2012, lot 621).
Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595) was the second son of Maximillian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Austria. He was educated in Spain at the court of his uncle Philip II, together with his brother Rudolph II, the future Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia and Hungary. In 1576, he became governor of the Archduchy of Austria and from 1593 he governed the Spanish Netherlands until his death in Brussels in 1595. He was a collector of paintings, including Pieter Brueghel’s celebrated series of the Seasons.
30.04.2019 - 17:00
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Habsburg Court Painter, late 16th Century
Portrait of Archduke Ernst of Austria (1553–1595),
oil on canvas, 124 x 103 cm, framed
Provenance:
Private European collection
The present painting relates to the portrait in the Museo del Prado, Madrid (Manner of Alonso Sanchez Coello, inv. no. P001145) and to the portrait by Martino Rota sold at Christie’s, New York (4 October 2007, lot 107). Two similar portraits of Archduke Ernst’s brothers also exist: a portrait of Maximillian III in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna and a portrait of Rudolph II, which was sold at Dorotheum, Vienna (18 April 2012, lot 621).
Archduke Ernest of Austria (1553–1595) was the second son of Maximillian II, Holy Roman Emperor and Mary of Austria. He was educated in Spain at the court of his uncle Philip II, together with his brother Rudolph II, the future Holy Roman Emperor and King of Bohemia and Hungary. In 1576, he became governor of the Archduchy of Austria and from 1593 he governed the Spanish Netherlands until his death in Brussels in 1595. He was a collector of paintings, including Pieter Brueghel’s celebrated series of the Seasons.
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| Data: | 30.04.2019 - 17:00 |
| Luogo dell'asta: | Wien | Palais Dorotheum |
| Esposizione: | 20.04. - 30.04.2019 |
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