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Oct. 01, 2024
SEBASTIÁN HERRERA BARNUEVO (Madrid, 1619-1671). "Portrait of Charles II. Oil on canvas. Relined. Work reproduced in: Pascual Chenel, A. Semblantes. Caja Segovia, Segovia 2011.
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
SEBASTIÁN HERRERA BARNUEVO (Madrid, 1619-1671). "Portrait of Charles II. Oil on canvas. Relined. Work reproduced in: Pascual Chenel, A. Semblantes. Caja Segovia, Segovia 2011. It presents restorations on the pictorial surface and patches in the back area. It has a 19th century frame with slight flaws. Measurements: 207 x 139 cm; 218 x 150 cm (frame). The work has a sumptuous open background where a profuse and delicate landscape can be appreciated. In the center of the scene a child figure stands, looking confidently at the viewer, dressed in a magnificent costume in white, gray and ocher tones, with abundant embroidery, and a wide-brimmed hat, black, with feathers, in one hand and the general's flare alluding to military power in the other. In the lower left corner a lion, symbol of the monarchy, is reclining, embracing with one of its claws an orb surrounded by a laurel wreath. To the right of the protagonist, a table holds the cushion on which the royal crown is placed, which, although in the background, stands out not only physically but also symbolically. Above the monarch a cherub holds a border with the name of the protagonist, thus showing the link between the King and the divine. Charles II would appear portrayed at about 9 years of age (he was king from the age of 4, hence the relative abundance of child portraits of this monarch), having been made between 1669 and 1670, presented as an exaltation of the Hispanic monarchy. The aesthetic and compositional characteristics of the work show that the authorship is due to a court painter of the Madrid school of the second half of the seventeenth century. Specifically Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo, creator of the prototype portrait of this monarch at this age. In fact, this similarity can be observed through a work made by the hands of the master preserved in the Prado Museum in Madrid, as well as another very similar one in the Hermitage of St. Petersburg. Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo was a very important architect, sculptor and painter in the Spanish Baroque period. He began his artistic training at the hand of his father, the sculptor Antonio de Herrera, and in the workshop of Alonso Cano. His fame would come from the hand of numerous commissions, standing out in all the fields he worked: his design of gardens and fountains of the Royal Site of Aranjuez in Madrid in 1660 brought him the appointment as the Royal Household's Help of Fuerriera, and he was also Major Butler of the Royal Works from 1662, obtaining the position of Chamber Painter of Charles II after the death of Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo for his portraits, and, later and before his death, the position of Concierge of the Royal Monastery of El Escorial in 1671. In addition to the architectural works of the master, a series of paintings are preserved, some in important private collections, especially in Spain, and others in prominent institutions such as the Prado Museum in Madrid, the Museum of Cadiz, designs in the Museum of Fine Arts in Cordoba, a drawing and an oil painting of Charles II in the Lazaro Galdiano Museum in Madrid, in the Louvre Museum in Paris, etc. Work reproduced in: Pascual Chenel, A. Semblantes. Caja Segovia, Segovia 2011. It presents restorations on the pictorial surface and patches in the back area.
Setdart Auction House
Sep. 17, 2023
Sebastian de Herrera Barnuevo (1611-1671)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
After Sebastian de Herrera Barnuevo (Spanish,1661-1700) "Portrait of Charles II" oil on canvas. 52 1/8x 38.5x 8in
Gallery 63
Sep. 28, 2022
SEBASTIÁN DE HERRERA BARNUEVO Madrid (1619 / 1671) "Portrait of Charles II, child and Mariana of Austria"
Est: €79,500 - €106,000
Oil on canvas. Bibliography: ·Pérez Sánchez, AE, “Carreño, Rizi, Herrera and the Madrid painting of their time (1650-1700)”, cat. exp., Madrid, Ministry of Culture, 1986, p. 105. ·Rodríguez G. de Ceballos, Alfonso: “State portrait and political propaganda: Carlos II (on the third centenary of his death)", Yearbook of the Department of Art History and Theory (UAM), vol. XII, Madrid, 2000, pp. 93-109, Fig. 5. ·Pascual Chenel, Álvaro: "Rhetoric of power and political persuasion. The double portraits of Carlos II and Mariana of Austria". Goya: Revista de arte, nº 331 (2010). ·Pascual Chenel, Álvaro: "The State portrait during the reign of Carlos II. from a private collection in Madrid. These types of works, created as instruments of political propaganda, served the Spanish monarchy as an effective means of transmitting the image of power and royalty that they wanted to project. In it we see in the foreground the young Carlos II richly dressed in a coat and red shorts, wearing the Chamberga suit; royal guard created by Mariana of Austria for the personal protection of her and her son. He wears the general's sash, rapier and baton, although due to its length it could be a walking stick. He also carries a bouquet of flowers in his left hand that he offers to his mother, the regent. This she, dressed as a widow, appears seated behind a table on which appear some petition memorials in which the word "Lord" can be read. highlighting the role played by his son, but also recalling his own role as ruler and the great power he continued to hold in the court of the young monarch. With one hand he holds a pair of enigmatic miniature portraits whose identification is not entirely clear. In front of the table an imperial eagle appears as a symbol of the dynasty of the House of Austria and next to Carlos II appears a lion, as a symbol of courage and strength. Behind the monarch, recalling his lineage, a painting with the portrait of Felipe IV is represented. The work, apart from its technical quality, has an added interest for very few portraits conceived in this type of "double portrait" . They are rare within the portrait tradition of the House of Austria and even during the reign of Charles II, since only three painted copies and another two or three engravings are known. This raises the importance of this fantastic canvas not only from an iconographic point of view, but also historically, as a true visual document that is the product and reflection of a very specific historical situation. Measurements: 194.5 x 137 cm.
Ansorena
Dec. 15, 2019
Attr. Sebastian de Herrera Barnuevo, Carlos II
Est: $25,000 - $35,000
Important Life Sized Portrait of Carlos II (King Charles II) Attributed to Sebastian de Herrera Barnuevo (Spain, 1619 - 1671). Provenance: Sotheby's Old Master Paintings Sale (June 5, 2014. Lot 74- Estimate: $50,000-$70,000) Oil on Canvas. Sebasti?n de Herrera Barnuevo was a painter, draughtsman, sculptor and architect. He studied with Alonso Cano and was probably his chief assistant in Madrid during the 1640s. In 1662, he was appointed First Painter (pintor de camera) of Carlos II, a position which he held until his death. This portrait is similar in type to two other full length portraits of Carlos as a young boy of circa 1670, one in the collection of the Hermitage Museum and the other in Fundacion Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid. In those portraits the young king stands in the same pose with long wavy hair, looking out confidently at the viewer; the costumes are very similar, though red rather than black as in the present portrait, and he holds the hat in his left hand and a scepter in his right hand. Sight Size: 59.5 x 35.5 in. Overall Size: 70 x 46.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
Sep. 15, 2019
Attr. Sebastian de Herrera Barnuevo, Carlos II
Est: $30,000 - $40,000
Important Life Sized Portrait of Carlos II (King Charles II) Attributed to Sebastian de Herrera Barnuevo (Spain, 1619 - 1671). Provenance: Sotheby's Old Master Paintings Sale (June 5, 2014. Lot 74- Estimate: $50,000-$70,000) Oil on Canvas. Sebasti?n de Herrera Barnuevo was a painter, draughtsman, sculptor and architect. He studied with Alonso Cano and was probably his chief assistant in Madrid during the 1640s. In 1662, he was appointed First Painter (pintor de camera) of Carlos II, a position which he held until his death. This portrait is similar in type to two other full length portraits of Carlos as a young boy of circa 1670, one in the collection of the Hermitage Museum and the other in Fundacion Lazaro Galdiano, Madrid. In those portraits the young king stands in the same pose with long wavy hair, looking out confidently at the viewer; the costumes are very similar, though red rather than black as in the present portrait, and he holds the hat in his left hand and a scepter in his right hand. Sight Size: 59.5 x 35.5 in. Overall Size: 70 x 46.5 in.
Helmuth Stone
Dec. 19, 2018
Workshop of Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo, Portrait of the
Est: €15,000 - €20,000
Workshop of Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Portrait of the king Charles II Oil on canvas With period frame in carved and gilt wood. Literature and exhibition: "Exposición de cuadros importantes de los siglos XV al XX", Madrid, Mateu, 1916 p. (3), no 9 (reproduced). Reference literature: Álvaro Pascual Chenel, "El retrato de Estado durante el reinado de Carlos II. Imagen y propaganda", Madrid, FUESP, 2010, p. 333-349 150x96 cm and 187.5x138.5 cm with frame
Balclis
Oct. 25, 2017
ATTRIBUTED TO SEBASTIAN HERRERA BARNUEVO, Retrato ecuestre de Carlos II joven. Oil on canvas
Est: -
Retrato ecuestre de Carlos II joven ATRIBUIDO A SEBASTIAN HERRERA BARNUEVO 1619 Madrid - 1671 Madrid Retrato ecuestre de Carlos II joven Retrato inédito ecuestre del rey Carlos II de España (1665-1700), a la edad de ocho nueve años. Presenta al Niño Rey del mismo modo que se había mostrado a su padre en otros retratos ecuestres similares. Carlos II lleva media armadura, con coraza o peto y brazaletes. Monta un brioso caballo blanco que conduce a la batalla, escenificada al fondo y que se ve perfectamente bajo las patas del animal. Carlos II perfectamente erguido y con la mirada puesta en el espectador blande el bastón de mando con firmeza. Un águila asoma volando por encima de su cabeza y aproxima con su pico una corona de laurel a la cabeza del monarca. El fondo es una confusión de nubes, humo de la batalla y los reflejos luminosos de las últimas luces del atardecer. Es la misma pose que tiene este príncipe, unos años mayor, en el retrato que se conserva en los Museos Reales de Bellas Artes de Bruselas (Bélgica), obra del círculo de Juan Carreño de Miranda. A su vez, remite a modelos previos como el retrato ecuestre de Felipe IV, su progenitor, que pintase Pedro Pablo Rubens, desgraciadamente perdido en el incendio del Alcázar madrileño en 1734, y del que se conserva una réplica reducida en los Uffizi de Florencia. El rostro recortado del rey es el mismo que podemos ver en otras obras asignadas a Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo, como el retrato de Carlos II del Museo Nacional del Prado de Madrid (P 08201), o el del Museo del Hermitage de San Petersburgo, Rusia (nº inv. ГЭ-1461). La mano derecha es desde el punto de vista formal idéntica a la que presentan los retratos de Herrera Barnuevo reconocidos. La misma forma de ofrecer el rostro enmarcado con una larga cabellera rubia rizada es la propia del maestro. Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo fue un extraordinario pintor, escultor, tracista y arquitecto, discípulo de Alonso Cano y uno de los grandes artífices madrileños de la segunda mitad del siglo XVII. A la muerte de Juan Bautista Martínez del Mazo, en 1667, fue nombrado Pintor de Cámara del rey Carlos II y la regente, su madre, Mariana de Austria, cargo en el que se mantuvo hasta su muerte. Esta pintura bien podría haberla ejecutado hacia 1669, año en que también obtuvo el cargo de Conserje del Escorial.
Isbilya Subastas
Feb. 24, 2016
Workshop of Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Portrait of King Charles II
Est: €36,000 -
Workshop of Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Portrait of King Charles II Oil on canvas Con marco de la época en madera tallada y dorada. Bibliografía de referencia: Álvaro Pascual Chenel, El retrato de Estado durante el reinado de Carlos II. Imagen y propaganda", Madrid, FUESP, 2010, p. 333-349" 150x96 cm pintura y 187,5x138,5 cm con marco Taller de Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Retrato del rey Carlos II Óleo sobre lienzo Con marco de la época en madera tallada y dorada. Bibliografía: "Exposición de cuadros importantes de los siglos XV al XX", Madrid, Mateu, 1916 p. (3), nº 9 (reproducido). Bibliografía de referencia: Álvaro Pascual Chenel, "El retrato de Estado durante el reinado de Carlos II. Imagen y propaganda", Madrid, FUESP, 2010, p. 333-349 150x96 cm pintura y 187,5x138,5 cm con marco
Balclis
Oct. 21, 2015
Workshop of Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Portrait of King Charles II
Est: €40,000 -
Workshop of Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Portrait of King Charles II Oil on canvas Period frame in carved and gold-plated wood. Bibliography: Álvaro Pascual Chenel, El retrato de Estado durante el reinado de Carlos II. Imagen y propaganda", Madrid, FUESP, 2010, p. 333-349" 150x96 cm painting and 187,5cmx138,5 cm with frame Taller de Sebastián Herrera Barnuevo Madrid 1619 - 1671 Retrato del rey Carlos II Óleo sobre lienzo Con marco de la época en madera tallada y dorada. Bibliografía de referencia: Álvaro Pascual Chenel, "El retrato de Estado durante el reinado de Carlos II. Imagen y propaganda", Madrid, FUESP, 2010, p. 333-349 150x96 cm pintura y 187,5cmx138,5 cm con marco
Balclis
Jan. 31, 2013
Attributed to Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo (Madrid 1619-1671)
Est: $8,000 - $12,000
Attributed to Sebastián de Herrera Barnuevo (Madrid 1619-1671) Portrait of a young girl, half-length, in a feigned wreath oil on canvas 31 5/8 x 24 1/8 in. (80.3 x 61.3 cm.)
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