Margherita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Princess of Mantua
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
36 1/2 × 27 1/4 in. (92.7 × 69.2 cm)
Classification
Paintings
Department
European Paintings
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Bequest of Collis P. Huntington, 1900
Accession Number
25.110.21
Tags
Art Historical Context
Behold Frans Pourbus the Younger's elegant portrait of Margherita Gonzaga (1591–1632), Princess of Mantua, captivating oil-on-canvas work measuring 36½ × 27¼ inches. Captured in the tradition of Flemish court portraiture, this painting exemplifies Pourbus's mastery as a leading portraitist of the early 17th century. across Antwerp, Brussels, and French court, he specialized in lifelike depictions of nobility, blending Mannerist precision with emerging Baroque realism to highlight sitters' status through intricate details in costume, jewelry, and pose. Margherita hailed from the illustrious Go...
About the Artist
Frans Pourbus the Younger · 1569–1622
Frans Pourbus the Younger, born in Antwerp around September–November 1569, emerged from a distinguished dynasty of Netherlandish painters spanning three generations. He was the son of the portraitist and genre painter Frans Pourbus the Elder and Suzanna Floris, daughter of the architect and sculptor Cornelis Floris de Vriendt; his grandfather, Pieter Pourbus, was a leading portrait and history pai...