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Portrait of Alexander Farnese

  • burin engraving, paper
  • 141 x 86 mm
  • Inv. 2013-EA

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Alessandro Farnese (1545-1592) was an Italian noble and condottiero and later a general of the Spanish army, who was Duke of Parma, Piacenza and Castro from 1586 to 1592, as well as Governor of the Spanish Netherlands from 1578 to 1592.

Artist

Anonymous Master
engravers (printmakers)AAT

Title Portrait of Alexander Farnese
Period 17th century
18th century
Medium and support burin engraving AAT
Signatures, inscriptions, and markings inscription centre below: Alexander Farnese Duc/ de Parme [...] 3 decemb 1592
Collection print room
Object type burin engraving AAT
Inventory number 2013-EA
Acquisition credit unknown
Current whereabouts Work currently not on display
Permalink https://mskgent.be/collection/work/data/2013-EA
IIIF Manifest https://imagehub.mskgent.be/iiif/3/6609/manifest.json
Art & Architecture Thesaurus 300189808 figures (representations) AAT
300015637 portraits AAT
Keywords Iconclass 31A71 male sex; man Iconclass
31D14 adult man Iconclass
44B114(DUKE) other sovereign (DUKE) Iconclass
61B2 historical persons Iconclass
61B2(ALEXANDER FARNESE) historical person (ALEXANDER FARNESE) Iconclass
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