Wearing half-armour and accompanied by an adjutant, the King is presented against a scene of battle with cavalry troops behind him in the panoramic background. Above the monarch, a winged Victory figu [+]
Son of Philip V and María Luisa Gabriela de Saboya, Ferdinand VI (reigned 1746-59) became Prince of Asturias in 1724 and married María Bárbara de Braganza, Infanta of Portugal. He [+]
This is an extremely spontaneous and lively preparatory study for a now lost, larger painting. Seated in an imaginary room in a palace are Philip V and his second wife Isabella Farnese. Around them ar [+]
Dressed in blue, a Bourbon colour, Charles wears the Golden Fleece and the Order of the Saint-Esprit. The lily is a dynastic emblem while the jasmine, anemones, narcissi, pinks and roses are attribute [+]
This portrait of a young Charles III is typical of Ranc´s portraits of children. It shows the future monarch as an Infante, years before his departure for Parma and Naples to occupy thrones his mother [+]
The young sitter, here slightly older than in the portrait of him in his study also painted by Ranc (Museo del Prado), is shown with the symbols of military power: a helmet, a sword resting on a large [+]
This is an official portrait of Felipe V (1683-1746), the first Bourbon king of Spain. The grandson of Louis XIV (1638-1715) of France, he was born in Versailles and was proclaimed King of Spain in 17 [+]
This is an official portrait of Queen Isabella Farnese (1692-1766), daughter of Eduardo II, Duke of Parma and second wife of Felipe V of Spain (1683-1746), whom she married in 1714. Shown three quarte [+]
This more-than-half-length portrait depicts the queen outdoors, wearing a yellow silk gown with red robes and a blouse with ample lace cuffs. A rich group of diamonds and rubies adorns her bosom and s [+]
One of the artist’s few signed works, Ranc’s depiction of the Prince of Asturias, later Ferdinand VI of Spain, subtly balances the sitter’s youthful grace and the symbolic significance of his role. Th [+]
In this slightly more than half-length portrait, she wears a blue velvet dress with gold embroidery and reddish robes. The carnation in her left hand is a traditional symbol of betrothal in portraits [+]
Son of Philip V and Isabel Farnese, Louis Antonio of Bourbon was born July 25, 1727, became archbishop of Toledo on September 9, 1735, and became cardinal on December 9 of that year. In 1739, he also [+]
The daughter of Philip V and Isabella Farnese, the sitter (1726-1746) married Louis Ferdinand, Dauphin of France. This portrait formed a pair with that of his brother Louis, a future cardinal. The for [+]