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It was produced c. 1550–54 judging by the age at which its subject is shown, [1] though its precise dating is unclear - Philip met the artist in Milan in 1549 during the monarch's first trip to Italy, [2] and again between 1550 and 1551 in Augsburg.
Giovanni Battista Cairati (Cairate, 16th century – Goa, 1596), known in Portuguese as João Baptista Cairato, was an Italian architect and engineer.Cairati was a leading military architect and, after the union of the Portuguese and Spanish empires in 1580, he was sent to the east by Philip II to redesign many of the fortresses. [1]
Sorrento Cathedral west front. The Cathedral of Saints Philip and James (Italian: Cattedrale dei Santi Filippo e Giacomo), commonly known as the Sorrento Cathedral (Italian: Duomo di Sorrento), is a Roman Catholic cathedral located on Via Santa Maria della Pietà in Sorrento, Italy. [1]
Della Torre is attributed as the creator of the "Clockwork Prayer", an automaton representing a monk manufactured in the 1560s based on a commission from Philip II of Spain. [ 4 ] [ 5 ] Following the recovery of his son , and in the belief that Didacus of Alcalá had in some way intervened on his behalf, King Philip II of Spain would have ...
Eagle of Saint John; El Escorial; F. ... Golden Gospels of Henry III; H. Herrerian style; I. Italian War of 1551–1559; L. ... Cultural depictions of Philip II of Spain;
He painted in the lower cloisters of El Escorial at the request of King Philip II. His greatest work were frescoes in the library. His greatest work were frescoes in the library. [1] [2] [3] After nine years, he returned to Italy and was appointed architect of the Duomo of Milan until his death in Milan in 1592.
Philip II [note 1] (21 May 1527 – 13 September 1598), sometimes known in Spain as Philip the Prudent (Spanish: Felipe el Prudente), was King of Spain [note 2] from 1556, King of Portugal from 1580, and King of Naples and Sicily from 1554 until his death in 1598.
John Leonardi, OMD (Italian: Giovanni; 1541 – 9 October 1609) was an Italian Catholic priest and the founder of the Clerics Regular of the Mother of God of Lucca. [ 2 ] Biography