Portrait of a Noble Lady
Artist/Maker
Artist Unknown
Artist Unknown
Artist/Maker
Alonso Sánchez Coello
Spain, ca. 1531-1588
Dateca. 1550
CultureSpanish
Mediumoil on canvas
DimensionsSight: 27 1/4 x 22 7/8 in. (69.2 x 58.1 cm)
Framed: 32 1/8 x 27 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (81.6 x 70.5 x 3.8 cm)
Framed: 32 1/8 x 27 3/4 x 1 1/2 in. (81.6 x 70.5 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsVisual Works
Credit LineGift of Dr. and Mrs. James Stewart
Terms
Object number99.0022
On View
Not on viewCollections
DescriptionAlonso Sanchez Coello was the favorite court painter and portraitist of King Philip of Spain, under whose patronage he worked with Titian. Court portraits were not merely vanity pieces; they functioned as political instruments, used to propagandize.- Art of Europe
late 19th century
