The Archduke ruled the Habsburg ancestral lands in Austria at the time he sat for this painting. The warm tones, solemnity, and stately pose, characteristic of Alonso Sánchez Coello portraits, enhance this depiction of the Catholic champion, who later governed Spanish Holland.
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The Archduke Diego Ernesto of Austria, c.1580, Oil on CanvasAlonso Sánchez Coello Spanish (1531 - 1588) |
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The Archduke ruled the Habsburg ancestral lands in Austria at the time he sat for this painting. The warm tones, solemnity, and stately pose, characteristic of Alonso Sánchez Coello portraits, enhance this depiction of the Catholic champion, who later governed Spanish Holland. |
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