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Philip the Fifth on Horseback. Jean Ranc.

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Philip the Fifth on Horseback is a painting by Jean Ranc, a French painter.

The painting is from 1723.

This painting is a portrait of the Spanish King Philip the Fifth.

King Philip the Fifth is on a horse.

The horse raises its forelegs.

The king wears armour over a blue velvet jacket.

King Philip also wears a blue sash over his armour and a pink sash around his hips.

The king also wears white gloves and a large, period-style wig.

In the background is the officer on horseback.

He accompanies the king.

The officer overlooks a battle between soldiers on horseback in the valley.

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In the sky is a figure of a woman representing Victory.

The woman holds palm leaves and a laurel wreath.

The Victory guides the king towards success.

Jean Ranc also painted a rainbow and the figure of Sagittarius at the top left of the painting.

The figure of Sagittarius is a centaur.

A centaur is a creature with the head, arms and chest of a man and legs of a horse.

In this painting, Jean Ranc wanted to represent the past and present of the king.

The officer watching the battle represents the past.

The past of the king is the War of the Spanish Succession.

It was the war between the Habsburg and Bourbon families for the throne of Spain.

The Bourbon family won the war.

King Philip the Fifth represents the present because he is the first king of Spain from the Bourbon family.

Philip the Fifth on Horseback by Jean Ranc.

The painter

Jean Ranc is the painter who created this painting.

He was born in France and studied in the workshop of his father, Antoine Ranc.

Jean Ranc studied at the Royal Academy of Painting and Sculpture in Paris and specialised in painting portraits.

Jean Ranc painted several members of the French royal family.

He was commissioned by the Spanish King Philip the Fifth to paint several portraits of the Spanish royal family in Madrid.

Jean Ranc created this painting to decorate the Alcázar in Madrid.

The painting decorated the Hall of Mirrors next to portraits of other Spanish kings, from Charles the First (Charles the Fifth Holy Roman Emperor) to Charles the Second.

These paintings portrayed the kings in epic battles that shaped the history of Spain.

The Family of Philip the Fifth by Jean Ranc.
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