Reference number
P00411
Author
Tiziano, Vecellio di Gregorio
Title
Felipe II
Chronology
1550 - 1551
Technique
Óleo
Support
Lienzo
Measures
193 cm x 111 cm
School
Italiana
Theme
Retrato
On display
Yes
Procedence
Royal Collection

A full-length portrait of Felipe II (1556-1598) when he was still a prince, painted by Titian in Augsburg between November 1550 and March 1551. This was very little time for the artist, and the outcome did not please his subject, as he wrote on 16 May when he sent it to Maria of Hungary.

This composition places special emphasis on the symbols of the Prince's dignity, such as the column, buffet and armor.

The King's armor is at the Royal Armory of Madrid's Royal Palace.

This work was listed in all of the Alcázar Palace's inventories from 1600 on, and Reubens copied it there in 1628. It entered the Prado Museum collection in 1827.

Room 27

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