Ana de Austria - History Lab https://historylab.es Fri, 20 May 2022 15:29:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://historylab.es/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/cropped-icono-historylab-32x32.jpg Ana de Austria - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Miniature self-portrait https://historylab.es/miniature-self-portrait/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=miniature-self-portrait Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:28 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/autorretrato-en-miniatura/ Miniature self-portrait of Sofonisba Anguissola, closed on 1556

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]]> Sofonisba Anguissola (c. 1535-1625) was born in Cremona into a high-born family. She was educated according to the values associated with virtuous women in the 16th century and her training was based on a solid knowledge of literature, music, dance, drawing and painting. She excelled in the latter field and was admired by Michelangelo, the leading figure in Italian art. After visiting the family, Giorgio Vasari also confirmed the young woman’s mastery of drawing and painting. In 1559, at the age of fourteen, she arrived in Spain through the Duke of Alba and the Duke of Sessa, governor of Milan. At the court of Philip II she worked as a court lady to Queen Isabella of Valois until her death in 1568, after which she entered the service of the king’s daughters (Isabella Clara Eugenia and Catherine Micaela) and Queen Anne of Austria, the king’s fourth and last wife. He remained with them until 1573, when he left for good to return to his place of origin. This small parchment (now a pendant) depicts one of the artist’s most cultivated facets, the self-portrait. In her hands she holds a medallion with an inscription in Latin that reads: “The maiden Sofonisba Anguissola, represented by her own hand, from a mirror, in Cremona”.

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]]> Women in history: Anne of Austria https://historylab.es/women-in-history-anne-of-austria/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=women-in-history-anne-of-austria Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:28:11 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/mujeres-en-la-historia-ana-de-austria/ Programme dedicated to Anne of Austria (1601-1666)

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]]> Programme dedicated to Anne of Austria (1601-1666). Daughter of Philip III, she became Queen of France alongside King Louis XIII. She was a witness to political conspiracies typical of the French court. On the death of the monarch, she took over the regency on behalf of her son, the future Louis XIV. When her son came of age in 1651, Anne of Austria’s political power faded into the background, but the queen, always surrounded by Spanish priests and religious, maintained close ties with Spain, especially with her father, Philip III. On her death, her considerable estate was inherited by her granddaughter, the future Queen consort of Spain, Maria Luisa of Orleans. The documentary shows in detail numerous events in his biography, such as his conflicts with Richelieu and his marriage strategies in favour of his son.

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