Tag: Queen Consort

Caterina de’ Medici (France)

(1519–1589) Caterina Maria Romula di Lorenzo de’ Medici Queen consort of France (1547–1559) Queen regent of France (1560–1563) Works commissioned by her: Michelangelo (1475-1564) Disegno per una statua equestre di Enrico II 1559–1564 Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam   Born April 13 1519 Firenze (Italia)…

Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria (1655-1657)

Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria, reina de España (Portrait of Mariana of Austria, Queen of Spain) 1655–1657 Oil on canvas, 66 x 56 cm Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid ©Colección Thyssen-Bornemisza, on loan at the Museu Nacional d’Art de…

Mariana de Austria (España)

(1634–1696) Queen consort of Spain (1649–1665) Mariana de Austria in Art: Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Retrato de doña Mariana de Austria 1655–1657 Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza, Madrid     Velázquez, Diego (1599-1660) Las Meninas 1656 Museo del Prado, Madrid   Born December 23 1634 Vienna (Austria)…

Caterina Cornaro

(1454–1510) Αικατερίνη Κορνάρο Catarina Corner Queen Consort of Cyprus (1472–1473) Queen of Cyprus (1474–1489) Queen of Jerusalem and Armenia Caterina Cornaro in Art: Bellini, Gentile (c.1429-1507) Caterina Cornaro, regina di Cipro c.1500 Museum of Fine Arts, Budapest   Born November 25…

Jane Seymour (c.1636-1637)

Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1636–1637 Oil on oak, 65.5 × 47 cm Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna See also: • Jane Seymour, Queen of England (c.1508-1537)

Jane Seymour, Queen of England

(c.1508–1637) Queen consort of England (1636–1637) Jane Seymour in Art: Holbein, Hans the Younger (c.1497-1543) Jane Seymour c.1636–1637 Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna    

Mary I (Scotland)

(1542–1587) Mary Stuart or Mary Stewart Mary, Queen of Scots Queen of Scotland (1542–1567) Queen consort of France (1559–1560) Mary Stuart in Literature: • Dumas, Alexandre (1802-1870): Mary Stuart (English) Mary Stuart in Film: Mary, Queen of Scots 1971 Director: Charles Jarrott Starring: Vanessa…

Eleanor of Aquitaine

(c.1122–1204) Éléonore or Aliénor d’Aquitaine or de Guyenne Queen consort of France (1137–1152) Queen consort of England (1154–1189) Duchess of Aquitaine (1137–1204) Countess of Poitiers (1137–1204) Eleonor of Aquitaine in Art: De Morgan, Evelyn (1855-1919) Queen Eleanor and the Fair Rosamund…

Empress Elisabeth of Austria

(1837–1898) Elisabeth Amalie Eugenie, Herzogin in Bayern Empress consort of Austria (1854-1898) Queen consort of Hungary (1854-1898) Queen consort of Croatia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Bohemia (1854-1898) Queen consort of Lombardy-Venetia (1854-1866) Filmography: Ludwig 1972 Director: Luchino Visconti Starring: Helmut…

Santa Isabel de Portugal

(1271–1336) Santa Isabel de Portugal in Art: Zurbarán, Francisco de (1598-1664) Santa Isabel de Portugal c.1635 Museo del Prado, Madrid     Feast: • July 4 See also: • Portugal | Queens Consort | Saints