Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado

This article focuses on ladies-in-waiting and portraiture at Philip II’s court and provides further information about four portraits in the collection of the Museo del Prado. It explores two understudied areas of women and portraiture such as agency and reception through the private correspondence...

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Main Author: Vanessa De Cruz Medina
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Language:deu
Published: Museo Nacional del Prado 2021-11-01
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description This article focuses on ladies-in-waiting and portraiture at Philip II’s court and provides further information about four portraits in the collection of the Museo del Prado. It explores two understudied areas of women and portraiture such as agency and reception through the private correspondence of Margarita de Cardona and her daughters, ladies-in-waiting to Habsburg women. Their letters show how ladies-in-waiting were portrayed inside the royal palace, how they self-fashioned, the portraits they saw and their thoughts about them. The letters also reveal how some of them learned to paint in order to portray other ladies-in-waiting as well as themselves.
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Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado
Boletín del Museo del Prado
portraiture
ladies-in-waiting
agency
reception
sixteenth century
title Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado
title_full Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado
title_fullStr Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado
title_full_unstemmed Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado
title_short Ladies-in-Waiting and Portraiture at Philip II’s Court: Portraits of the Habsburgs and of “Unknown Lady” in the Museo del Prado
title_sort ladies in waiting and portraiture at philip ii s court portraits of the habsburgs and of unknown lady in the museo del prado
topic portraiture
ladies-in-waiting
agency
reception
sixteenth century
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