Hendrick Pot painted the portrait of the Stuart family around 1632. This work went beyond the mere reduced representation of the family, as at exactly the same date Charles I experimented with the introduction of dialogue in portraits of the royal couple. This is the case in the composition by Daniel Mytens, in which the king shares his glory with the queen, symbolised by the passing of a laurel wreath. Pot’s family group is spread out in the space like a royal room, although the curtain, the column and the violet backdrop are accessories derived from the formal portrait. This composition emphasises how the family had devoted themselves to the prince’s pre-school education, which is why his mother is shown with a few twigs. Scattered on the ground is a laurel, suggesting an introduction to the qualities of royalty: glory and good government.
Collection: Images
Project: 4. Family, daily life and social inequality in Europe., 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy.
Chronology: XVII
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on panel (47,3 x 59,7 cm)
Source: Royall Collection (Reino Unido)
Language: English
Date: ca. 1632
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: RCIN 405541
Copyright: Royall Collection (Reino Unido)
Abstract: Family portrait of the Stuart dynasty with the future Charles II, Prince of Wales
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