Titian’s painting, enlarged by Carducho in 1625, commemorates two events of particular importance in 1625: the defeat of the Turkish army at Lepanto and the birth of the infant Ferdinand, heir to the throne. The canvas is therefore an ex-voto in which the prudent monarch thanks heaven for the gifts he received. Carducho’s enlargement was intended to match the painting in size with Charles V in Muhlberg, a paternal symbol, thus pairing the two paintings.
Collection: Images
Project: 5. Power and powers in the history of Europe: oligarchies, political participation and democracy.
Chronology: XVI
Scope: Secondary Education, Baccalaureate, University
Resource type: Image
Format: Oil on canvas (335 x 274 cm)
Source: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Language: Spanish
Date: 1573-75
Owner: Álvaro Romero González (Modernalia)
Identifier: P000431
Copyright: Museo del Prado (Madrid)
Abstract: Philip II offers the infante don Ferdinand commemorating the victory of the battle of Lepanto as well as the birth of the infante
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