Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain

Painting and Sculpture of Europe

c. 1610

Andrés López Polanco (Spanish, active 1608, died 1641)

Margaret of Austria, wife of King Philip III of Spain, stands resplendently dressed, her royal authority conveyed through the formality of the portrait as well as her sumptuous attire. She is bedecked with jewels: Her skirt is fastened with decorative clasps, long strands of pearls encircle her neck, and intricate chains adorn her waist and wrists. In the center of her chest is a large brooch that was part of the Spanish crown jewels for several cen-turies and appears in numerous royal portraits. It contains two gems that were so famous that they were given nicknames: The large pearl was known as “La Peregrina” (The Pilgrim), and the blue diamond was called “El Estanque” (The Pond).

Status: Currently Off View
Department: Painting and Sculpture of Europe

Artist: Andrés López Polanco
Title: Margaret of Austria, Queen of Spain
Place: Spain (Artist's nationality:)
Date Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.: 1605–1615
Medium: Oil on canvas
Inscriptions: Inscribed lower left: Andres Lopez (on chair)
Dimensions: 210.6 × 109.3 cm (82 7/8 × 43 in.); Framed: 230.5 × 139.1 cm (90 3/4 × 54 3/4 in.)
Credit Line: Gift of Mrs. Sydney Gorham and Mrs. Walter Kohler, Jr.;Mrs. James Conger, Eugene McVoy in memory of Mr. and Mrs. Eugene McVoy
Reference Number: 1941.975
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Arthur Meeker, Chicago [according to a notation on the Registrar’s record]. Eugene McVoy (died 1929), Chicago, by 1927 [lent to the Art Institute in 1927, as Sánchez Coello, receipt R3417]; by descent to his children Corinne McVoy Gorham, Marie Celeste McVoy Kohler (later McFadden), Jean Dorothy McVoy Conger and Eugene J. McVoy Jr.; given by them to the Art Institute, 1942.

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