Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares and Duke of San Lúcar la Mayor
Print
early 17th century (made)
early 17th century (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right and wearing armour and a cloak. The portrait is surrounded by a border surmounted by a star encircled by a serpent, a globe with a winged crown of leaves, and a broken oar with a serpent, and is flanked on each side by a palm, a trumpet and a torch. Below, seated on each side of the pedestal, is an angel; the one on the left with an owl, is holding a lance and a shield decorated with a gorgon’s head, the one on the right is holding a lion’s skin. Behind is drapery with swags of fruit.
Object details
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| Title | Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares and Duke of San Lúcar la Mayor (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving |
| Brief description | Print, portrait of Gaspar de Guzman, Count-Duke of Olivares and Duke of San Lúcar la Mayor, engraving by Paulus Pontius after Diego Velázquez and Peter Paul Rubens, early 17th century. |
| Physical description | Print, portrait of a man, head and shoulders, facing half right and wearing armour and a cloak. The portrait is surrounded by a border surmounted by a star encircled by a serpent, a globe with a winged crown of leaves, and a broken oar with a serpent, and is flanked on each side by a palm, a trumpet and a torch. Below, seated on each side of the pedestal, is an angel; the one on the left with an owl, is holding a lance and a shield decorated with a gorgon’s head, the one on the right is holding a lion’s skin. Behind is drapery with swags of fruit. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'Baetis Oliferae debet…in Orbe comas. Casp. Gevartius lud. / Ex Archetypo Velasquez P. P. Rubenius ornavit et Dedicavit L. M. Paul Pontius sculp. Cum Privilegijs.' (Lettered with name of sitter etc., 12 lines of verse) |
| Credit line | Given by Edgar Seligman |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.3275-1960 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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