Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois

Portrait of Elisabeth of Valois is an oil-on-canvas painting executed c.1561–1565 by the Italian artist Sofonisba Anguissola, now in the Museo del Prado, in Madrid.

[1][2][3] It shows Elisabeth of Valois, third wife of Philip II of Spain.

[4] Its iconography derives from Titian's Portrait of Elizabeth of Portugal, Philip's mother.

Elisabeth is shown holding a miniature of Philip in her right hand,[5] whilst her black clothing testifies to the austerity of the Spanish court at that time.

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