A small selection of the many artistic portrayals of Philip is shown in gallery form.
King Philip's in his closet with the Fleece about his neck (Don John of Austria is armed upon the deck.)
He holds a crystal phial that has colours like the moon, He touches, and it tingles, and he trembles very soon, And his face is as a fungus of a leprous white and grey Like plants in the high houses that are shuttered from the day, And death is in the phial, and the end of noble work, But Don John of Austria has fired upon the Turk.
[18] Not longe time since I sawe a cowe Did Flaunders represente Upon whose backe King Philup rode As being malecontnt.
The Queene of England giving hay Wheareon the cow did feede, As one that was her greatest helpe In her distresse and neede.