The princes of Spain swear allegiance to the young King Philipp II in the presence of Charles V, 1598

Blatt: 239 x 305 mm

Physical Description: Pen in brown, washed, over charcoal, heightened in white (oxidized), perspectival construction lines in red chalk, partially gone over with a stylus, corrections in lead white (oxidized), framed at right, left and upper edges with a hand-drawn line in grey, at the left traces of a framing line in brown

Inventory Number: 4103

Object Number: 4103 Z

Status: On display, Department of Prints and Drawings Exhibition Gallery

Texts

About the Work

Clear structure and a concise drawing style: The composition conveys a precise account of the situation. Jacopo da Empoli was one of the most productive draughtsmen of the Early Florentine Baroque. This pen drawing served as a preparatory study for one of the altogether 24 painted scenes decorating the Church of San Lorenzo on the occasion of the funeral services for King Philipp II of Spain in 1598.

Work Data

Basic Information

Title: The princes of Spain swear allegiance to the young King Philipp II in the presence of Charles V

Draughtsman

Jacopo Chimenti gen. Da Empoli

Contractor, employer

Ferdinando I de' Medici (Grand Duke of Tuscany)

Period Produced

16th century

School

Baroque

Object Type

drawing

Physical Description: Pen in brown, washed, over charcoal, heightened in white (oxidized), perspectival construction lines in red chalk, partially gone over with a stylus, corrections in lead white (oxidized), framed at right, left and upper edges with a hand-drawn line in grey, at the left traces of a framing line in brown

Material

Technique

Geographic Reference

Florentine

Production Reason

Captions Added Later: Bezeichnet entlang des rechten Randes (im Durchlicht erkennbar, mit der Feder): Jacopo da Empoli; auf der Rückseite (auf dem Auflagekarton) bezeichnet unten links (mit Bleistift): / c 9 [?]a.; darunter (mit der Feder in Braun): Nr. 1.: darüber (mit Bleistift): un Fatto della Casa Medici; darüber Stempel des Städelschen Kunstinstituts (L. 2356) mit dazugehöriger Inventarnummer

Watermark: Nicht vorhanden

Property and Acquisition

Work Content

Motifs and References

Iconclass

Primary

44B162coronation of a ruler

Secondary

61A(1543.05.04)historical events and situations (1543.05.04)
61B2(KARL (V., Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser))21historical person (KARL (V., Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser)) - scene directly related with life or life-story (KARL (V., Heiliges Römisches Reich, Kaiser))
61B2(PHILIPP (II., Spanien, König))21historical person (PHILIPP (II., Spanien, König)) - scene directly related with life or life-story (PHILIPP (II., Spanien, König))
44B1211throne-room
44B1522dignitary at court