Portrait of Philip IV, King of Spain
Medium
Engraving and etching
Dimensions
Sheet (Trimmed): 15 11/16 × 10 11/16 in. (39.8 × 27.2 cm)
Classification
Prints
Department
Drawings and Prints
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, 1951
Accession Number
51.501.7557
Tags
Art Historical Context
This striking *Portrait of Philip IV, of Spain* (ca. 1615–57) is a collaborative printmasterpiece involving renowned Flemish artist Peter Paul Rubens, alongside engravers Pieter Soutman and Louys. Housed in the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Drawings and Prints department, this engraving and etching measures about 15 11/16 × 10 11/16 inches and captures the formidable Spanish monarch in regal attire, embodying the grandeur of Baroque portraiture. Rubens, a master of the Baroque style for its dramatic realism and opulent detail, likely provided the design, while Soutman and Louys translated it in...
About the Artist
Pieter Soutman|Jacob Louys|Peter Paul Rubens|Philip IV (Felipe IV), King of Spain|Pieter Soutman (Dutch|Dutch) · 1580 |1628 –1657 |1658
Dutch, Haarlem, ca. 1580–1657 Haarlem|Dutch, Haarlem (?) 1628/29–1658 Amsterdam