Search
habsburgwomen
Oct 22, 20236 min read
The Spheres Tapestries: Portugal’s Global History Woven in Silk, Silver and Gold
Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal (r. 1525-1578) owned an impressive collection of Flemish tapestries. Her connoisseurship and...
56 views1 comment
habsburgwomen
Sep 28, 20234 min read
Power Shoes at the Burgundian-Habsburg Court
In less than six months, Queen Isabella I of Castile (1451-1504) curated and organised a magnificent trousseau for her daughter, Juana,...
118 views1 comment
habsburgwomen
Nov 14, 20223 min read
The Making of Anthonis Mor at the Lisbon Court in 1552
Fig. 1: Titian and workshop, Portrait of Mary of Hungary, Regent of the Netherlands, 1548, oil on canvas, 125.7 x 112 (with frame),...
96 views0 comments
habsburgwomen
Oct 5, 20225 min read
Valladolid 1551: The Habsburg court painter, Anthonis Mor and Infanta Maria of Austria
Fig. 1: Anthonis Mor, Portrait of Infanta Maria of Austria as Queen of Bohemia and Regent of Spain, 1551, oil on canvas, 181 x 90 cm,...
94 views0 comments
habsburgwomen
Feb 5, 20224 min read
A Brazilian Marmoset, a Spanish Princess, and the Paintrix Sofonisba Anguissola
Fig. 4: Sofonisba Anguissola, Portrait of Infanta Catalina Micaela with a Marmoset, c. 1572-1573, oil on canvas, 56.2 x 47 cm, Private...
385 views0 comments
habsburgwomen
Jan 24, 20224 min read
Johanna of Austria (1547-1578) - An Austrian Archduchess on the Grand Ducal Throne of Tuscany
Fig 1: Francesco Terzio, Portrait of Johanna of Austria, 1565, oil on canvas, 201,4 × 105,8 × 2,3 cm, Kunsthistorisches Museum Vienna ©...
107 views0 comments
habsburgwomen
Dec 10, 20215 min read
Catherine of Austria (1507-1578): Forgotten Habsburg Infanta and Global Queen
Fig. 1: Anthonis Mor, Portrait of Catherine of Austria, Queen of Portugal, 1552, oil on canvas, 107 x 84 cm, Madrid, Museo Nacional del...
843 views0 comments
habsburgwomen
Dec 3, 20214 min read
Archduchess Magdalena of Austria (1532-1590) - Founder and Abbess of the Ladies' Convent in Hall
Fig. 1: Francesco Terzio, Portrait of Abbess Magdalena of Austria, c. 1567, oil on canvas, 202,5 × 104,7 × 2,5 cm, Kunsthistorisches...
205 views1 comment
habsburgwomen
Dec 3, 20213 min read
Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria (1528-1590) - A Jewellery Connoisseur in Renaissance Bavaria
Jakob Seisenegger, Portrait of Anna of Austria, Duchess of Bavaria, 1545, oil on canvas, 190 × 94,5 cm, Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck ©...
205 views1 comment
habsburgwomen
Nov 23, 20213 min read
The formidable Juana of Austria (1535-1573) - Cultural Trend Setter and Political Power Player
Alonso Sanchez Coello, Portrait of Juana of Austria and her dog, 1557, oil on canvas, 180,5 × 112,5 × 2,8 cm, Schloss Ambras, Innsbruck ©...
354 views1 comment