Archduke Ernest of Austria
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Archduke Ernest of Austria was an Austrian prince, the son of Maximilian II, Holy Roman Emperor, and Maria of Spain.
Portrait by Martino Rota c. 1580
Tomb of Archduke Ernest of Austria
The Gloomy Day (February/March)
A 1565 Brugel sketch "Spring" – although not part of the Months cycle series it could very well be similar to what Bruegel had in mind when he painted "High Spring" (April/May)
Albert VII of Austria
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Albert VII was the ruling Archduke of Austria for a few months in 1619 and, jointly with his wife, Isabella Clara Eugenia, sovereign of the Habsburg Netherlands between 1598 and 1621. Prior to this, h
Archduke Ernest of Austria
…served as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands. He died in Brussels on 20 February 1595 and was eventually succeeded in the Netherlands by his brother Albert. Ernest owned the Months of the Year cycle series of works painted by Pieter Bruegel the Elder; one painting, High Spring (showing April or May), is…
Portrait by Peter Paul Rubens, c. 1615 São Paulo Museum of Art collection
Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia, by an anonymous 17th century master, after originals by Frans Pourbus the younger.
Jeton with portraits of Albert and Isabella Clara Eugenia struck in Antwerp 1612.
Portrait of Albert VII (c. 1599–1600), by Frans Pourbus the Younger. Convent of Las Descalzas Reales collection in Madrid.