Familia; historia de la familia; Carlos II; Príncipe de Gales; Enriqueta María; Carlos I; Estuardo; Pot; Hendrick; siglo XVII; Royal Collection - History Lab https://historylab.es Wed, 18 May 2022 15:36:35 +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 Familia; historia de la familia; Carlos II; Príncipe de Gales; Enriqueta María; Carlos I; Estuardo; Pot; Hendrick; siglo XVII; Royal Collection - History Lab https://historylab.es 32 32 Carlos I, Enriqueta Maria and Carlos, Prince of Wales (future Carlos II) https://historylab.es/carlos-i-enriqueta-maria-and-carlos-prince-of-wales-future-carlos-ii/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=carlos-i-enriqueta-maria-and-carlos-prince-of-wales-future-carlos-ii Sat, 19 Feb 2022 16:31:48 +0000 https://historylab.es/2022/02/19/carlos-i-enriqueta-maria-y-carlos-principe-de-gales-futuro-carlos-ii/ Family portrait of the Stuart dynasty with the future Charles II, Prince of Wales

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]]> 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.

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