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"Lady in a Fur Wrap," Alonso Sánchez Coello, 1577-79.
Coello (c. 1531-88) was a Spanish portraitist, a court painter to Philip II of Spain.
This painting, however, is subject to debate. Unsigned, for years it was believed to have been painted by El Greco, and some still maintain it was. The Coello attribution has become most accepted, but a minority opinion holds that it's by Italian painter Sofonisba Aguissola (c. 1532-1629), a highly successful woman artist of the period.
Hint to future artists: Sign your work!
The sitter is unknown but considering the value of what she's wearing, it's safe to assume she's wealthy and/or nobility or royalty. Two most popular hypotheses are that she's Catalina Micaela, youngest daughter of Philip II who later became Duchess of Savoy, or Juana de Mendoza, Duchess of Béjar.
Questions still abound about this portrait. It was purchased in 1853 at an estate sale of art owned by Louis Phillippe I, the last king of France, and before that it hung in the Spanish Gallery of the Louvre. The new owner, Scottish politician Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, bequeathed it to the city of Glasgow upon his death.
Happy Portrait Monday!
From the Pollok House, Glasgow.
#Art #AlonsoCoello #WomenInArt #PortraitMonday #Renaissance #Mystery
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"Lady in a Fur Wrap," Alonso Sánchez Coello, 1577-79.
Coello (c. 1531-88) was a Spanish portraitist, a court painter to Philip II of Spain.
This painting, however, is subject to debate. Unsigned, for years it was believed to have been painted by El Greco, and some still maintain it was. The Coello attribution has become most accepted, but a minority opinion holds that it's by Italian painter Sofonisba Aguissola (c. 1532-1629), a highly successful woman artist of the period.
Hint to future artists: Sign your work!
The sitter is unknown but considering the value of what she's wearing, it's safe to assume she's wealthy and/or nobility or royalty. Two most popular hypotheses are that she's Catalina Micaela, youngest daughter of Philip II who later became Duchess of Savoy, or Juana de Mendoza, Duchess of Béjar.
Questions still abound about this portrait. It was purchased in 1853 at an estate sale of art owned by Louis Phillippe I, the last king of France, and before that it hung in the Spanish Gallery of the Louvre. The new owner, Scottish politician Sir William Stirling-Maxwell, bequeathed it to the city of Glasgow upon his death.
Happy Portrait Monday!
From the Pollok House, Glasgow.
#Art #AlonsoCoello #WomenInArt #PortraitMonday #Renaissance #Mystery