painting of two daughters of Philip II of Spain

Spanish paintings in the Royal Collection

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ATTRIBUTED TO ARTIST AND WORKSHOP OF ALONSO SÁNCHEZ COELLO (1531-88)

Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catharina, Daughters of Philip II, King of Spain

c. 1569-70

RCIN 404331

Coello was a prominent portraitist of the late sixteenth century. This double-portrait of the daughters of Phillip II of Spain was painted when the Infantas unexpectedly became heirs to the Spanish Empire following the sudden deaths of their half-brother and mother.


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