'Portrait of the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Don John of Austria', 16th century. Artist: Alonso Sanchez Coello

'Portrait of the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Don John of Austria', 16th century.  Artist: Alonso Sanchez Coello

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'Portrait of the Governor of the Habsburg Netherlands Don John of Austria', 16th century. Don Juan of Austria (1545-1578) was the illegitimate son of the Emperor Charles V, and half-brother of Philip II of Spain. With the Spanish, Venetian and Papal fleets he defeated the Turks at the Battle of Lepanto on 7 October 1571. He was appointed Governor of the Netherlands in 1576. Found in the collection of the Far Eastern Art Museum, Khabarovsk, Russia.


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Creator
  1. Alonso Sanchez Coello, attributed to: Spanish: Artist, painter
Subject
  1. Don Juan of Austria: Spanish: naval commander, military leader

Medium
  1. Oil

Picture Type
  1. Portrait

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Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 3650x4831
File Size : 51,660kb


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  1. 6918
  1. 0760002414
  1. 2-587-937
  1. 2587937
  1. 6918

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