Paragon of the Spanish court painter, Juan Pantoja de la Cruz’s Mannerist aesthetic derived from Titian’s ground-breaking state portrait Charles V. Though some contemporaries felt his “non-Italian” style boring, others delighted in Pantoja’s subtle expressiveness, mastery of minutia, and thematic clarity. Philip Emmanuel is at once regal, adolescent, and slightly mysterious.
Portrait of Philip Emmanuel of Savoy, c.1604, Oil on CanvasJuan Pantoja de la Cruz Spanish (1553 - 1608) |
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Paragon of the Spanish court painter, Juan Pantoja de la Cruz’s Mannerist aesthetic derived from Titian’s ground-breaking state portrait Charles V. Though some contemporaries felt his “non-Italian” style boring, others delighted in Pantoja’s subtle expressiveness, mastery of minutia, and thematic clarity. Philip Emmanuel is at once regal, adolescent, and slightly mysterious. |
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