Alonso Sánchez Coello
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Alonso Sánchez Coello was an Iberian portrait painter of the Spanish and Portuguese Renaissance. He is mainly known for his portrait paintings executed in a style which combines the objectivity of the Flemish tradition with the sensuality of Venetian painting. He was court painter to Philip II.
Possible self-portrait, c. 1570. Museo del Prado, Madrid
Portrait of King Philip II of Spain, c. 1568. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Infantas Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catalina Micaela, c. 1575. Museo del Prado, Madrid
Joanna of Portugal, 1557. Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Spanish Renaissance
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The Spanish Renaissance was a movement in Spain, emerging from the Italian Renaissance in Italy during the 14th century, that spread to Spain during the 15th and 16th centuries.
Santa Cruz Palace (1486–1491) in Valladolid is considered to be the earliest extant building of the Spanish Renaissance.
Image of Isabella I of Castile in the Rimado de la Conquista de Granada
Diego Velázquez, self-portrait
The Nobleman with his Hand on his Chest by El Greco