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David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl
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David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl was a Swedish nobleman and portrait painter.
Crown of Immortality held by the Allegoric figure Eterna on the ceiling of the Swedish House of Knights
Crown of Immortality held by the Allegoric figure Eterna on the ceiling of the Swedish House of Knights
Ceiling of Ehrenstrahlsalongen at Drottningholm Palace. The highlighted portion became the motif for the 1000th postage stamp designed by Czesław Słan
Ceiling of Ehrenstrahlsalongen at Drottningholm Palace. The highlighted portion became the motif for the 1000th postage stamp designed by Czesław Słania
Charles XI of Sweden ’s family with relatives from the duchy Holstein-Gottorp, 1691
Charles XI of Sweden ’s family with relatives from the duchy Holstein-Gottorp, 1691
Painting by the royal painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, depicting the Young King Carl XI of Sweden. Collection of the National Museum (Stockholm), lo
Painting by the royal painter David Klöcker Ehrenstrahl, depicting the Young King Carl XI of Sweden. Collection of the National Museum (Stockholm), located in Läckö Castle, Sweden.
Court painter
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A court painter was an artist who painted for the members of a royal or princely family, sometimes on a fixed salary and on an exclusive basis where the artist was not supposed to undertake other work. Painters were the most common, but the court artist might also be a court sculptor. In Western Europe, the role began to emerge in the mid-13th century. By the Renaissance, portraits, mainly of the family, made up an increasingly large part of their commissions, and in the early modern period one person might be appointed solely to do portraits, and another for other work, such as decorating new buildings.
Las Meninas, Diego Velázquez, 1656, shows a princess watching her unseen parents as Velázquez paints them; the cross on his chest was added later, acc
Las Meninas, Diego Velázquez, 1656, shows a princess watching her unseen parents as Velázquez paints them; the cross on his chest was added later, according to legend painted by the king himself, after the artist received the Order of Santiago in 1659 (click on image and run cursor over to identify figures).
Don Carlos by Alonso Sánchez Coello, 1564. Sent to Vienna in an unsuccessful attempt to promote a marriage.
Don Carlos by Alonso Sánchez Coello, 1564. Sent to Vienna in an unsuccessful attempt to promote a marriage.
Court style panorama Along the River During the Qingming Festival, an 18th-century copy (the "Qing Court Version") of the 12th century Song dynasty or
Court style panorama Along the River During the Qingming Festival, an 18th-century copy (the "Qing Court Version") of the 12th century Song dynasty original by Zhang Zeduan. Zhang's original painting is revered by scholars as "one of Chinese civilization’s greatest masterpieces." The scroll begins at the right end, and culminates above as the Emperor boards his yacht to join the festive boats on the river. The scroll is over 10 metres long (35.6 × 1152.8 cm)
The Prado Philip II, now recognised as by Sofonisba Anguissola
The Prado Philip II, now recognised as by Sofonisba Anguissola