Rodrigo de Villandrando
Illustration — Portrait of infante Felipe (future Phillip IV) with dwarf Soplillo by Villandrando. Rodrigo de Villandrando (1588 – December 1622) was a court painter during the reign of Philip III of Spain. He worked in the tradition of Alonso Sánchez Coello and Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
Also recorded as Rodrigo De Villandrando · De Villandraux
Rodrigo de Villandrando
Unidentified painter / Formerly attributed to Juan Pantoja de la Cruz / Formerly attributed to Angelo Nardi · Public domain
- Born
- 1588 · Madrid.
- Died
- 1622 · Madrid.
- Nationality
- Spain
- Occupation
- painter
- Fields
- portrait
- Languages
- Spanish
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Illustration — Portrait of infante Felipe (future Phillip IV) with dwarf Soplillo by Villandrando. Rodrigo de Villandrando (1588 – December 1622) was a court painter during the reign of Philip III of Spain. He worked in the tradition of Alonso Sánchez Coello and Juan Pantoja de la Cruz.
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His death opened the road to court for the young painter Diego Velázquez from Sevilla.
The recorded working language is Spanish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are portrait. Places of work recorded in the authority are Madrid. Positions recorded include court painter. Work by Rodrigo de Villandrando is recorded in the collections of Museo del Prado and Lázaro Galdiano Museum.
In Prado: • Felipe IV y el enano Soplillo • Isabel de Francia, mujer de Felipe IV
Retrato de la reina Isabel de Borbón (1602-1644), que fue hija del rey Enrique IV de Francia y la primera esposa del rey Felipe IV de España. El estilo de este pintor anónimo se relaciona con los retratistas de la segunda mitad del s. XVI e inicios del
Formerly attributed to Juan Pantoja de la Cruz / Formerly attributed to Angelo Nardi · Web Gallery of Art: Image Info about artwork wga QS:P11807,"v/villandr/1isabel"
Retrato del príncipe Felipe de Austria (1605-1665), que fue hijo del rey Felipe III de España y que llegaría a reinar en dicho país con el nombre de Felipe IV.
Rodrigo de Villandrando · [2]
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1588
Rodrigo de Villandrando was born in 1588 at Madrid.
1622
Rodrigo de Villandrando died in 1622 at Madrid.
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